English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Snelsmore

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chieveley

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.