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.

Snodshill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chisledon

Historical Forms

  • (on) Snodeshelle 940 BCS754 14th
  • Snodshill 1636 WIpm

Etymology

Snodshill is (on ) Snodeshelle 940 (14th) BCS 754, Snodshill 1636 WIpm. 'Snodd 's hill.' For the personal name v. Snodsbury (PN Wo 230 and PN Ess liv).