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.

Snailham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guestling

Historical Forms

  • Snelham
  • Snelleham 1279 Ass
  • Sneilham, Sneylham 1201 Cur 1296 SR
  • Sneylhamme 1265 Misc 1332 SR

Etymology

v. ham(m). The first element must be the OE  snægl , 'snail,' cf. Snailwell (PN C 38).