Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Snellesmore 1242–3 Fees 1401–2 FA

• Snelly's more 1538 RentSur

• Snells more 1547 LRMB

• Snelesmore 1753 ArchJ

• Snelsmore, Snelsmore Heath 1761 Rocque

• Snellesputte 1234–41 Lyell m.14th

Etymology

Snelsmore (partly in Winterbourne and Shaw), Snellesmore 1242–3 Fees, 1401–2 FA, Snelly 's more 1538RentSur , Snells more 1547LRMB , Snelesmore 1753 ArchJ 15, Snelsmore , Snelsmore Heath 1761 Rocque, 'Snell's marsh', v. mōr . Snellesputte 1234–41 (m.14th) Lyell was apparently a pit named from the same man.