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Snitterby
Snitterby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 215 at the 2001 census, increasing to 245 at the 2011 census. It is situated north from the city and county town of Lincoln and south from Brigg. The place name, Snitterby, seems to contain an unrecorded Old English personal name ''Syntra'', + ''bȳ'' (Old Norse), a farmstead, a village, so possibly, 'Syntra's farm or settlement'. Eilert Ekwall suggests that this personal name is a derivative of the Old English word ''snotor, snytre'' meaning 'wise' The place appears in the Domesday survey of 1086 as ''Esnetrebi'' (twice) and ''Snetrebi''. In the late thirteenth century a local resident, Thomas de Snyterby, a lawyer by profession, moved to Ireland, where he became a judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland). He returned to spend his last years in Snitterby but left behind family in Ireland, several of whom also became distinguished judges, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas De Snyterby
Nicholas de Snyterby, or Snitterby (died after 1354) was a Law Officer and judge in Ireland in the fourteenth century, who held office as King's Serjeant, Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) and justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland).Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' London John Murray 1926 pp.75-7 He was born at Snitterby in Lincolnshire, England. The de Snyterby name is derived from the village of Snitterby; it was occasionally spelt de Sueterby. He was a close relative, possibly a nephew, of Thomas de Snyterby, who came to Ireland in an official capacity in 1285 and served on the Court of Common Pleas 1295–1307. Unlike Thomas, he was not a priest, being described in 1352 as Nicholas de Snyterby, layman, of the Archdiocese of Dublin.''Calendar of Papal Registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland'' Vol.3 1342-1362 Nicholas is first heard of as a Crown servant in Ireland in 1316 when he held the office of Serjeant-at-law (Ireland), King's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
