Sneck
Field in the Parish of Repps with Bastwick
Historical Forms
- Sneck 1466 Field 1572 Field
- Snecke 1376 Blomefield
Etymology
Sneck 1466, 1572(found in several places;v. EAngl dial. sneck'a corner, a jutting piece of land in a field, a turn in ahedge' EDD s.v., but Sneck is also recorded as a family name, Agnes and JohnSnecke 1376 Blomefield XI 234; cf. Snekkesclose 1458 etc. in Ormesby supra)