Spital Tongues (Newcastle upon Tyne)
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Spital Tongues is an area located north west of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne
Its unusual name is believed to be derived from 'spital' - a corruption of the word 'hospital' that is quite commonly found in UK place names (for example Spitalfields) - and 'tongues', meaning outlying pieces of land. Edward I gave two such 'tongues' of land to the St Mary Magdalene Hospital - hence 'hospital tongues' and eventually 'Spital Tongues'.
Spital Tongues is an area located north west of the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne
Its unusual name is believed to be derived from 'spital' - a corruption of the word 'hospital' that is quite commonly found in UK place names (for example Spitalfields) - and 'tongues', meaning outlying pieces of land. Edward I gave two such 'tongues' of land to the St Mary Magdalene Hospital - hence 'hospital tongues' and eventually 'Spital Tongues'.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°58'56"N 1°37'37"W
- Daubhill 166 km
- Atherton 171 km
- Waverley 178 km
- Heald Green 182 km
- St. Leonard's 183 km
- Calderwood 184 km
- Brampton 193 km
- Donnington 257 km
- Hadley 259 km
- Leicester Forest East 263 km
- The Town Moor 0.8 km
- Fenham 1.9 km
- Jesmond 1.9 km
- High Heaton 3 km
- Heaton 3.1 km
- Kingston Park 4.7 km
- Longbenton 5.2 km
- Gosforth Park - Golfcourse and Racecourse 5.9 km
- Killingworth 7.3 km
- North Tyneside 9 km