After the Echo published a story about local historian Richard Jones unveiling plans to have a nameplate re-instated on a side passage in Bridlington town centre, several people has asked what is the correct terminology for a passage way.
Here are a few names that are used in our area, but are there any others?
Alley/Alleyway
A narrow passageway between or behind buildings; an alley.”the alleyway runs behind two rows of houses”
Ginnel
A ginnel is a word in various Scottish and northern English dialects, describing a fenced or walled alley between residential buildings that provides a pedestrian shortcut to nearby streets.
Passageway
A long, narrow way, typically having walls either side, that allows access between buildings or to different rooms within a building.
Snicket
A passageway between walls or fences.
Tenfoot
Tenfoot is a colloquialism in and around Hull and parts of East Yorkshire for the service road alongside or behind houses and buildings. They can be urban or suburban.
Are there any more names that our readers can think of… and what would say is the correct terminology?
