Snapper
Early-attested site in the Parish of Goodleigh
Historical Forms
- La Snappe 1256 FF
- Snape 1621 FF
Etymology
This must be the word snap , 'boggy land,' discussed under Snaplands (PN Sx 28). Cf. further Snap (W), Snappe in 1332 (SR ). For the final er , v. Introd. xxxvi.