Snitterfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Snitterfield
Historical Forms
- Snitefeld 1086 DB 1225 Bracton
- Esnitevele c.1140 France
- Snitesfeld 1275 RH
- Snitenefelt 1123 Warwick
- Snitenefeld c.1150 Madox c.1200 AD 1247 SR 1267 Ipm
- Snitenesfeld 1154 France 1291 Tax
- Snytenefeud 1257 Ch
- Snytenefeld 1327 Pat
- Snitenfel t.Hy2 AD
- Snitenfeud 1257 Ch 1282 Wigorn
- Snytnefeld 1288 Ass
- Snytenfeld 1324 Ipm, Ch
- Sniterfelde 1242 Fees 1299 Wigorn
- Sniteresfeld al. Snyterfeld 1316 Ipm
- Snetelfeld 1297 Ass
- Snetirfeld 1468 Pat
- Snyttfylde 1507 StratGild
- Snitfeild 1656 Dugdale
- Snitfeild al. Sniterfeild 1677 Recov
Etymology
'Open land haunted by snipe' from OE snitena (gen. pl. of snite , 'snipe') and feld . Confusion between n , r and l is common.