| Country: | Wales |
| Coordinates: | 51.869°N -4.941°W |
| Official Name: | Spittal |
| Community Wales: | Spittal |
| Unitary Wales: | Pembrokeshire |
| Lieutenancy Wales: | Dyfed |
| Constituency Westminster: | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Post Town: | HAVERFORDWEST |
| Postcode District: | SA62 |
| Postcode Area: | SA |
| Dial Code: | 01437 741 ... |
| Os Grid Reference: | SM976230 |
| Population: | 494 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Static Image Name: | St Mary's church, Spittal - geograph.org.uk - 308991.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Mary's church, Spittal (2007) |
Spittal is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the A40 trunk road, approximately halfway between Haverfordwest and Fishguard. It had a population of 494 as of the 2011 census.
The village's name is a corruption of the word 'hospital' (Welsh: Ysbyty), which is also the root of place names such as Spitalfields, London, Spital, Merseyside and Spital-in-the-Street, Lincolnshire. The village possessed a hospitium (place of accommodation for pilgrims) belonging to the Cathedral of St Davids.[1] No trace of this remains.
The parish was in the Hundred of Dungleddy, and in the early 19th century had a population of 452, including a number of smaller settlements. There are the remains of several ancient encampments in the parish.[2] [3]
Amenities include a community hall, a village green and a pub, the Pump on the Green.
The parish church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building of mediaeval origins, restored in the 19th century. The font is 12th or 13th century.
In 2004 a new primary school was built in the village to educate approximately 150 pupils from the village and surrounding area.[4]