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.

Snydale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Normanton

Historical Forms

  • Snitehal(a), Snitehale 1086 DB 1201 Cur
  • Snitehall 1364 DodsN
  • Snytehall 1428 FA
  • Slithale 1190 P
  • Selichal(a) 1191–1193 P
  • Snithal(a), Snythal(a), Snythale 12 Kirkst 1166 RBE 1175–1200 YCh1605–6 13 DodsN 1219 FF 1370 Kirkst
  • Snytall 1303 KF 1316 Vill 1369 FF 1395 YDvii 1558 TestLds
  • Snytale 1323 MinAcct 1357 BM 1486 MinAcct
  • Snidall, Snydall 1357 BM 1379 PT 1509 Testv 1686 WYD
  • Snydale 1361 Ass5 1523 TestLds 1641 Rates

Etymology

'Nook of land frequented by snipe', v. snīte , halh , here probably 'hollow on a hillside'. The forms with S (e )l - for Sn - are AN.