What word would you use?

[ARW]

Snicket was the most common, although both ginnel and gennal were both often used when I was a kid.

Any other names out there?

[Ash Burton]

Jitty ?

[Bob Minchin]

My stepmother who lived much of her life in Somerset, called these drangways which I think is a local word. She also used dimpsey for what I know as dusk.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

Back entry. I'm not being suggestive.

[F]

Both used here. A snicket is more open than a ginnel. Think passageway/alley between houses with gardens as opposed to one between buildings.

[The Natural Philosopher]

footpath, drive, alley, passageway.

[Rob Morley]

Ope or opeway.

[spuorgelgoog]

A vennel or a pend - depending on whether it's open to the sky or a tunnel through the buildings.

Owain

[jkn]

Ginnel where I grew up (Lancs, '70s). Snickelway in York. There is a book on the Snickelways of York.

IIRC Wikipedia has a page on all the different names, as you will have spotted there are many regional alternatives.

Jon N

[Bob Eager]

In my part of the world (Sussex) it was a twitten.

[Muddymike]

Loke

Mike

[Kevin]

Long Eaton and eastwards: twitchell Derby (8 miles to the west) - jitty. And we'd never even heard of "twitchell".

[harry]

Snicket and ginnel in Huddersfield.

[fred]

'Court' in Northern Ireland