Snosmeres
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woking
Historical Forms
- Snowesmere 1332 SR 1422 WAM 1474 Onslow 1548 LRMB
- snawes mere 956 BCS955
Etymology
Snosmeres (c. 1800Rental ) is Snowesmere 1332 SR, 1422WAM , 1474Onslow (all p), 1548LRMB and is the snawes mere of 956 (BCS 955) in the bounds of Pyrford. v. supra 132 n. The parallel of Snowshill (Gl), Snawesille 1086 DB, Snaweshulle (c. 1180 LBW), makes it almost certain, as suggested by Professor Ekwall and Dr Ritter, that there was an OE personal name Snāw . Cf. the compound Snāheard found in LVD. Hence 'Snāw 's mere or lake.'
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Apers
- Brookwood
- Crastock Fm
- Egley
- Elm Bridge
- Goldsworth
- Hoe Place
- Hook Heath and Hook Hill
- Knaphill
- Mayford
- Pile Hill
- Pray Heath
- Runtleywood
- Sheet's Heath
- Sutton Place
- Whiterose Fm
Other OS name
- Barnsbury Fm
- Beechhill
- Blackness
- Bridley Manor
- Chamberlands Bridge
- Fisher's Fm
- Fox Hill
- Heathside Fm
- Hermitage
- Hoebridge Fm
- Honeypot Fm
- Kemishford Fm
- Kingfield Ho and Kingfieldgreen
- Lady Grove
- Lawfords
- Loampit Fm
- Maybury
- Mill Moor
- Old Hall
- Poundfield Ho
- Roundbridge Fm
- Royal Oak Fm
- Sanders Lane
- Shackleford
- Smarts Heath
- Tinkers Lane
- Turn Oak Corner
- Westfield
- Woking Bridge
- Wokingpark Fm