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.

Snoreham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Latchingdon and Snoreham

Historical Forms

  • Snorham 1238 SR 1244–6 FF 1254 Ass 1323 1326 Londin
  • Snorham alias Lyt(t)ell Lachyndon 1548,1552 FF

Etymology

Snoreham is Snorham 1238SR , 1244–6 FF, 1254Ass , 1323 Ipm, MinAcct , 1326 Londin, Snorham alias Lyt (t )ell Lachyndon 1548, 1552FF . For the first element, denoting perhaps some form of brushwood, cf. Snower Hill (PN Sr 284). v. ham(m).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement