A piece of land called Spurt Mead is numbered 95 on a map of the Eastleigh and Warminster estates of Sir John Dugdale Astley in Warminster, Bishopstrow, Sutton Veny, Norton Bavant and Upton Scudamore. This map, dated 1835, is in the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre at Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2QN. (reference 3330/2L).
A key at the base of the map gives the following details:
95
Premises: Spurt Mead.
Occupier: William Temple, Esquire..
State: w mead [water meadow].
Measure: 6 acres, 1 rood, 36 perches.
Parish: Warminster.
A handwritten note about Spurt Mead on the key reads: “on lives”.