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HER Number:MDV32852
Name:SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Goodleigh

Summary

Snapper is la snappe in the feet of fines in 1256. It appears again in the lay subsidary rolls of 1332 as snappe and in the feet of fines of 1621 as snape. Probably derived from the word 'snap' meaning 'boggy land' (gover et al).

Location

Grid Reference:SS 594 348
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishGoodleigh
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishGOODLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/204

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

1975, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV82823.

'snapper' is shown on os 6" (1975) map.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV82824.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)44.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV82825.

Des=os 6"(1975)map.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Snapper is la snappe in the feet of fines in 1256. It appears again in the lay subsidary rolls of 1332 as snappe and in the feet of fines of 1621 as snape. Probably derived from the word 'snap' meaning 'boggy land' (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback.
SDV82823Migrated Record: 1975.
SDV82824Migrated Record:
SDV82825Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM