Spittal, Pembrokeshire Spittal, Pembrokeshire Spittal is a village, parish and community that lies approximately halfway between Haverfordwest and Fishguard, near the village of Wolf's Castle in the county of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. Its name is a corruption of the word 'hospital', which is also the root of such names as Spitalfields, London, Spital, Merseyside, Spital-in-the-Street, Lincolnshire, etc.: the village possessed a hospitium (place of accommodation for pilgrims) belonging to the Cathedral of St David's. No trace of this remains. The population of the community in 2001 was 501. In 2004 a new primary school was built in the village to educate
Spittal, Pembrokeshire approximately 150 pupils, some of whom live outside the village itself. Other amenities include a community hall, a village green and a graveyard attached to the local church, St. Mary's. There is a pub in the village called the "Pump on the Green". There was formerly a post office in the village, which closed on 8 January 2009. Scolton Manor is a former Victorian country house converted into a museum of Pembrokeshire life. It is a grade II* building. Spittal, Pembrokeshire Spittal is a village, parish and community that lies approximately halfway between Haverfordwest and Fishguard, near the village of