Snelston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Snelston
Historical Forms
- Snel(l)estune, Snel(l)is tune, -tune, Snel(l)estona, Snel(l)eston(e) 1086 DB 1177 P late12th Okeover John Abbr 1205 P 1206 Cur 1472 WollCh
- Swellueston 1206 P
- Swelleston 1335 Ch
- Snelleslund' 1207 Cur
- Syleneston e.13th DbCh
- Snelinton' 1231 Cl
- Snelston(e) 1323 Ass c.1350 DbCh 1415 Woll 1439 Okeover
- Snelson Eliz ChancP 1601 DbAxvi
Etymology
'Snell's farm', v. tūn , cf. Snailston (NCPNW 58), Snelson Ch.This pers.n. is recorded in both OE and OScand. The form Snelleslund ' appears to belong here and must be an error.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Anacrehill
- Ashton Close
- Brook Fm
- Cackle Hill
- Cinderhills Wood
- Cockshead Lane
- Darley Moor
- Deepdale
- Headlowfields Fm
- John Roe's Covert
- Knaveholm
- Littlefield Lane
- Margery Bower
- Mountpleasant Fm
- Oldfield Lane
- Old Queen Fm
- Old Slade Lane
- Parkfield Lane
- Sides Lane, Sides Mill
- Snapes Lane
- Snelston Common
- Snelston Firs
- Snelston Hall
- Snelston Park
- Sprinks Wood
- Thornyhill Fm
- Toadhole Foot Bridge
- Windmill Fm
Field
- Alder Carr
- Balk Close
- Basil Meadow
- Bell Intake
- Billis Ground
- Boggart Close
- Bottom
- Breaches
- Buckholme
- Bunker Hill
- Close before the Door
- Clover Close
- Cote Meadow
- Crow Pit
- Dingle
- Dolls Close
- Drakeley
- Drambles
- Dumkard 's Piece
- Dunge Moors
- Ellens Croft
- Fens
- Field Piece
- the Firs
- Flatt
- Foulsitch
- Goad Hills
- Gorsey Flat
- Grass Wood
- Green Croft
- Hamlets
- Hammerditch Meadow
- Handkerchief
- Hollow Meadow
- Holme
- Hundred
- Intake
- Join Holt
- Leasow
- Ley Close
- Limekiln Close
- Long Bit
- Long Leys
- Lousy Oak
- Meadow
- Meer Stone
- Milking Bank
- Old Stubble
- Ox Sides
- Pasture Close
- Pingle
- Pit Close
- Plough Foot
- Pudding Bag Close
- Quebec Close
- Randalls Nook
- Rick Yard Meadow
- Roundabout
- Routy Lane
- Rye Grass Close
- Sandy Flat
- Shoot
- Slang
- Stewes
- Stonepit Close
- Strong Flat
- Three Cornered Piece
- Timberhill
- Tinkers ' Close
- Trailsford
- Trefoil Close
- Trencher Leys
- Triangle
- Town End Slang
- Watery Lane
- Wet Croft
- Wheat Close
- White Flat
- Windy Harbour
- Wren Park
- Acre in the Eyes
- Ashwodebroc
- Awborough meadow
- Bare Croft
- Broadreines Close
- Brownes Close
- Caldwelle
- Dock Yard Close
- Dowhouse Flatt
- Holdeyclonhevede
- Holiwellesiche
- Horshay
- ( del ) Hull
- Littelwodebroc
- Marled Wast
- Morewalles
- Peach Croft
- the Saltes
- Scaffold pasture
- Smithy Croft
- Snelston Mylne
- Sparkecorners
- Stenriforde
- Tainters Croft
- Turninge Holme
- Wyndioc