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.

Snainton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Brompton

Historical Forms

  • Snechintun(e), Snechinton(e) 1086 DB
  • Snechint' 1166 P
  • Sneington, Sneyngton 13 Percy 1237 Malton
  • Snainton, Snaynton 13 Malton 1204 Ass
  • Sneynton 1304 BM 1335 ForP
  • Snenton 1577 Saxton

Etymology

No satisfactory solution of this name can be offered.

Places in the same Parish