Snilesby, or Snilesworth
SNILESBY, or Snilesworth, a township, in the parish of Hawnby, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding of York, 10 miles (N. W.) from Helmsley; containing 116 inhabitants. It is a moorland township, situated on one of the branches of the river Rye, and comprises by computation 2500 acres.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.