Snickelways of York

The Snickelways of York, often misspelt Snickleways, are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in the city of York, England. The word ''Snickelway'' was coined by local author Mark W. Jones in 1983 in his book ''A Walk Around the Snickelways of York'', and is a portmanteau of the words ''snicket'', meaning a passageway between walls or fences, ''ginnel'', a narrow passageway between or through buildings, and ''alleyway'', a narrow street or lane. Although the word is a neologism, it quickly became part of the local vocabulary, and has even been used in official council documents, for example when giving notice of temporary footpath closures. Provided by Wikipedia