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.

Snow Booth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Snaboothes 1536 Rent
  • Snaboyth 1586 Watson
  • Snabooth 1603 HAS 1654 PRHept 1681 FGr
  • Snayboothe 1588 WillY

Etymology

Snow Booth, Snaboothes 1536 Rent, Snaboyth 1586 Watson 318, Snabooth 1603 HAS 3, 1654 PRHept, 1681FGr , Snayboothe 1588 WillY.'Shed used as a shelter from snow', v. snāw , bōth ; the spelling Sna - (representing Snay -) has the same variation as shay and shaw from sceaga (v. Phonol. § 3).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement