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Survey of English Place-Names

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Snailsden

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Snaylsden, Snailsden Hy8 Hntii,361 1709 WMB

Etymology

, Snaylsden , Snailsden Hy 8 Hnt ii, 361, 1709 WMB , v. snægl ' snail ' , possibly used as a pers. n. , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name