Snitterley/Blakeney (Norfolk)

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Rhonda Jordan

Snitterley/Blakeney (Norfolk)

Legg inn av Rhonda Jordan » 21 feb 2005 08:41:01

I am trying to establish the origin of the name of the village of BLAKENEY, as opposed to the village of SNITTERLY. They may or may not have been one and the same. Most sources say that they were, with the name of BLAKENEY supplanting that of Snitterly. The names seemed interchangeable for well more than a century.

However, another theory (and one I'm inclined to support) is that they were originally two different villages, with Blakeney becoming more dominant for some reason before Snitterley disappeared altogether (possibly in the literal sense, due to coastal changes).

Failing proof of that theory, I'd like to pinpoint when/why the village changed names.

My specific question for the group is this: Is it possible that the Domesday book may have been modernized in its references to this village? I checked the Norfolk volumes today, and there was no mention of Snitterley -- only Blakeney. This suggests that the name was changed prior to 1085 at least, (or possibly existed as an independent town before Snitterley was founded).

But tonight I found a web site on the history of saltmaking in Norfolk, and it states: "In Domesday Book, the royal manor of Holt included Cley and Blakeney (then called Snitterly) as outlying estates." So, was there an earlier edition of Domesday referring to the same village as SNITTERLY? Or did the web author combine two different facts in a sentence that I inferred incorrectly?

Btw, the map included in Domesday shows Blakeney a good bit more inland from the coast than it is today.

The volumes I'm consulting are the 1984 reprints edited by John Morris.

I will appreciate any input.

Sincerely,

Rhonda

Renia

Re: Snitterley/Blakeney (Norfolk)

Legg inn av Renia » 21 feb 2005 11:42:43

Rhonda Jordan wrote:

I am trying to establish the origin of the name of the village of BLAKENEY, as opposed to the village of SNITTERLY. They may or may not have been one and the same. Most sources say that they were, with the name of BLAKENEY supplanting that of Snitterly. The names seemed interchangeable for well more than a century.

However, another theory (and one I'm inclined to support) is that they were originally two different villages, with Blakeney becoming more dominant for some reason before Snitterley disappeared altogether (possibly in the literal sense, due to coastal changes).

Failing proof of that theory, I'd like to pinpoint when/why the village changed names.

My specific question for the group is this: Is it possible that the Domesday book may have been modernized in its references to this village? I checked the Norfolk volumes today, and there was no mention of Snitterley -- only Blakeney. This suggests that the name was changed prior to 1085 at least, (or possibly existed as an independent town before Snitterley was founded).

But tonight I found a web site on the history of saltmaking in Norfolk, and it states: "In Domesday Book, the royal manor of Holt included Cley and Blakeney (then called Snitterly) as outlying estates." So, was there an earlier edition of Domesday referring to the same village as SNITTERLY? Or did the web author combine two different facts in a sentence that I inferred incorrectly?

Btw, the map included in Domesday shows Blakeney a good bit more inland from the coast than it is today.

The volumes I'm consulting are the 1984 reprints edited by John Morris.

I will appreciate any input.

Sincerely,

Rhonda

There is a short history of the village on this site:

http://www.bed-and-breakfast-north-norf ... akeney.htm

It says:
The village of Blakeney is recorded in King William's Domesday Book
(1086 AD). The village was then known as Esnuterle, and the later as
Snitterly. The name Blakeney is first recorded in 1340.

For more on Blakeney:

http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/b/blakeney/

Domesday Book, A Complete Translation, Penguin Books refers to:

Snitterley (in Blakeney): Esnitterlea, Esnuterle, Snuterlea

In Norfolk, there are also places called:

Snetterton (Snetretuna)
Snettisham (Nestesham, Snesham, Snetesham, Snettesham)

This site:
http://www.norfolkbroads.com/guide/blakeney.htm

says:

The village is recorded in King William's Domesday Book of 1086 under
the name Esnuterle, later known as Snitterley. By 1240 the haven in the
lee of the shingle ridge was known as Blakeney, and this became the name
of the village. Blakeney soon developed into an important fishing centre
with ships making an annual voyage to Iceland. It also became a port
with a north sea trade based on the export of cereals, especially barley
and malt ,and the import of coal, timber, iron, roofing tiles and a
great variety of other goods.

And this site:
http://www.larae.net/gene/blakeney/

says (which includes a small medieval map):

Blakeney N(or)f(olk) [Blakenye 1242, Blakene 1248 Cl]
'Black Island' or Blacca's Island'. Blakeney in Norfolk was formerly
known as Snitterley

In Domesday Book (there was only one, bar a further edition for
Exon/Devon) Snitterley was in the manor of Holt. The writer of the piece
you refer to has given the information using the new name of the
village, not the old one.

Renia

Rhonda Jordan

Re: Snitterley/Blakeney (Norfolk)

Legg inn av Rhonda Jordan » 21 feb 2005 22:30:02

Renia,

Thank you very much. I appreciate your help.

Yours,
Rhonda


----- Original Message -----
From: "Renia" <renia@DELETEotenet.gr>
To: <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:42 AM
Subject: Re: Snitterley/Blakeney (Norfolk)


Rhonda Jordan wrote:

I am trying to establish the origin of the name of the village of
BLAKENEY, as opposed to the village of SNITTERLY. They may or may not have

been one and the same. Most sources say that they were, with the name of
BLAKENEY supplanting that of Snitterly. The names seemed interchangeable
for well more than a century.
However, another theory (and one I'm inclined to support) is that they
were originally two different villages, with Blakeney becoming more dominant

for some reason before Snitterley disappeared altogether (possibly in the
literal sense, due to coastal changes).
Failing proof of that theory, I'd like to pinpoint when/why the village
changed names.

My specific question for the group is this: Is it possible that the
Domesday book may have been modernized in its references to this village? I

checked the Norfolk volumes today, and there was no mention of Snitterley --
only Blakeney. This suggests that the name was changed prior to 1085 at
least, (or possibly existed as an independent town before Snitterley was
founded).
But tonight I found a web site on the history of saltmaking in Norfolk,
and it states: "In Domesday Book, the royal manor of Holt included Cley and

Blakeney (then called Snitterly) as outlying estates." So, was there an
earlier edition of Domesday referring to the same village as SNITTERLY? Or
did the web author combine two different facts in a sentence that I inferred
incorrectly?
Btw, the map included in Domesday shows Blakeney a good bit more inland
from the coast than it is today.

The volumes I'm consulting are the 1984 reprints edited by John Morris.

I will appreciate any input.

Sincerely,

Rhonda

There is a short history of the village on this site:

http://www.bed-and-breakfast-north-norf ... akeney.htm

It says:
The village of Blakeney is recorded in King William's Domesday Book
(1086 AD). The village was then known as Esnuterle, and the later as
Snitterly. The name Blakeney is first recorded in 1340.

For more on Blakeney:

http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/b/blakeney/

Domesday Book, A Complete Translation, Penguin Books refers to:

Snitterley (in Blakeney): Esnitterlea, Esnuterle, Snuterlea

In Norfolk, there are also places called:

Snetterton (Snetretuna)
Snettisham (Nestesham, Snesham, Snetesham, Snettesham)

This site:
http://www.norfolkbroads.com/guide/blakeney.htm

says:

The village is recorded in King William's Domesday Book of 1086 under
the name Esnuterle, later known as Snitterley. By 1240 the haven in the
lee of the shingle ridge was known as Blakeney, and this became the name
of the village. Blakeney soon developed into an important fishing centre
with ships making an annual voyage to Iceland. It also became a port
with a north sea trade based on the export of cereals, especially barley
and malt ,and the import of coal, timber, iron, roofing tiles and a
great variety of other goods.

And this site:
http://www.larae.net/gene/blakeney/

says (which includes a small medieval map):

Blakeney N(or)f(olk) [Blakenye 1242, Blakene 1248 Cl]
'Black Island' or Blacca's Island'. Blakeney in Norfolk was formerly
known as Snitterley

In Domesday Book (there was only one, bar a further edition for
Exon/Devon) Snitterley was in the manor of Holt. The writer of the piece
you refer to has given the information using the new name of the
village, not the old one.

Renia


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