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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.

Sneyd Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • le Sned(e), la Sned(e) 1282 For 1320 Ass 1547 Pat
  • le Sneade, the Sneade 1627 For 1642,1669 Comm

Etymology

Sneyd Wood, le Sned (e ), la Sned (e )1282For , 1320Ass , 1547 Pat, le Sneade , the Sneade 1627For , 1642, 1669Comm . v. snǣd 'a detached part of an estate', cf. Sneyd Park (143supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement