Spittal is a village in northern
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
, England. It is part of
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...
and is situated on the coast to the east of
Tweedmouth. Spittal Beach is considered one of the best beaches in Northumberland.
The name derives from a shortened form of "hospital"; a hospital, dedicated to St Bartholomew, was built here in the Middle Ages to take care of lepers.
St John's, the parish church, was built in 1867 in the
Early English style, its tower being added in 1894. Prior to this, "Spittlers" had worshipped in a stable loft.
[ There is also a nonconformist church, St Paul's, built in 1878.][ The village has several hotels and guest houses providing bed and breakfast, a village shop as well as a microbrewery.
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Governance
Spittal is in the parliamentary
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constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...
.
People
Maggie Moffat was born here and she became a suffragette and film actor.
References
External links
St John the Evangelist, a church in Spittal
Some unusual ripple marks in Carboniferous limestone near Spittal, north Northumberland
Villages in Northumberland
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