Snowshill
Major Settlement in the Parish of Snowshill
Historical Forms
- Snawesille 1086 DB
- Snaweshull(a) 12,1171–1221 WinchLB 1248 Ass
- Snaushille 1248 ib
- Snoweshull(a) 1175–1428 WinchLB 1241 FF 1251 Ch 1285 FA Hy6 AddCh
- Snoweshill 1287 Ass 1535 VE
- Snowshill 1535 VE 1557 Val
Etymology
'Hill of snow' (that is, hill where snow lay longest, as it still often does in this isolated hill-village), v. snāw , hyll .