Snicket or Ginnel

Post by **NottinghamWhite** » 12 Mar 2018, 09:35

Growing up in North Yorshire the alleyway between houses was always a snicket but I've heard others refer to it as a ginnel

what do you call it ?

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Deleted User 728 · Post by **Deleted User 728** » 12 Mar 2018, 10:08

If you mean the alleyway between the backs of houses, it's "the back alley" or simply "the alley" down south but to be honest, I've only ever lived on one road where there was one anyway

Post by **johnh** » 12 Mar 2018, 11:40

In Liverpool it was 'entry' or 'back entry'.

Post by **Selby White** » 12 Mar 2018, 11:44

Just "Back Alley" although have used both mentioned.
Snicket if it was between hedges and ginnel if it was between buildings.

Post by **kk white** » 12 Mar 2018, 11:56

Old housing estates in Kilkenny Ireland just called them (boringly) the Car Road, simply because the at front of houses space was too tight to park, so you drove around the back to these wonderfully long but narrow gardens... My mothers was the width of a 2 up - 2 down terraced house, but perhaps 40 yards long.

Post by **mapperleywhite** » 12 Mar 2018, 12:47

I grew up in London where it's called an alley and that's what I would say.

I think ginnel or even gennel is south Yorkshire, and they use the same in Notts/Derby.

Post by **Another Northern Soul** » 12 Mar 2018, 13:12

In south Leeds I think it was always a ginnel if it was a man-made path between buildings etc but snicket always felt like a muck track etc and reference to woods or park to me.

Post by **PockWhite** » 12 Mar 2018, 13:13

Jitty or cut through.

Post by **Mr Russell** » 12 Mar 2018, 20:32

Backalley or a small road, when i lived in the UK i heard the word snicket but Ginnel has me well and truly confused

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