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.

Sneps Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guestling

Historical Forms

  • la Sneppe in Broco
  • Sneppes sh 1340 NI

Etymology

Sneps Fm (lost) is la Sneppe in Broco (i.e. brook) n.d. Battle 32, Sneppes sh 1340 NI and contains the OE  snæp discussed supra 28. It survived in TA (1840).