In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Spital like this:
SPITTAL, a parish, with a village, in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke; 3½ miles WNW of Clarbeston-Road r. station, and 5½ N by E of Haverfordwest. Post town, Haverfordwest. Acres, 2,674. Real property, £2,226. Pop., 392. Houses, 88. The property is divided among a few. A chapel or hospital, belonging to Slebeck preceptory, stood near Raths camp. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £79. Patron, the Bishop of St. D. The church is good: and there are Independent and Wesleyan chapels.
Spital through time
Spital is now part of Pembrokeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Pembrokeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Spital itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Spital in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8824
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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