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.

Snape

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wadhurst

Historical Forms

  • la Snape 1279 Ass
  • Snape 1509 Battle
  • Snapelane 1624 SRS14,197

Etymology

Snape is la Snape 1279Ass (p), Snape 1509 Battle 134, Snapelane 1624 SRS 14, 197. Cf. Snapelands supra 28.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement