English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Sneaton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Sneaton

Historical Forms

  • Snetune, Sneton 1086 DB 1665 Visit
  • Snetton' 1163,1167,1181 P
  • Ouersneyton' 1231 Ass

Etymology

'Snjo's farm' from the ODan  Snjó (Nielsen); cf. OIcel  Snǽr and the ON  name-theme Snǽ - (LindN). v. tun . Called Ouer - because it is on higher ground than Sneaton Thorpe 119 infra .

Places in the same Parish