Spittal, Northumberland

Spittal is a village in northern Northumberland, England.

It is part of Berwick-upon-Tweed and is situated on the coast to the east of Tweedmouth.

[1] 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.

[2] St John's, the parish church, was built in 1867 in the Early English style, its tower being added in 1894.

Maggie Moffat was born here and she became a suffragette and film actor.