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.

Black Snib

Other OS name in the Parish of Arthuret

Historical Forms

  • Black Snib or Black Snib Know 1739 CWxxxviii

Etymology

is Black Snib or Black Snib Know 1739 CW xxxviii . The name probably contains the Scandinavian word represented by Sw snibb , ' corner, point . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement