English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Snapes

Field in the Parish of Cheswardine

Historical Forms

  • 1840 TA
  • Snape Gate Croft 1693 GT
  • enclosure in Marsh Field called Snape Croft 1701 GT

Etymology

Snapes(Snape Gate Croft 1693, enclosure in Marsh Field called Snape Croft 1701: *snæp'boggy piece of land', the fields are near N.E.boundary)