Snape, North Yorkshire

Snape, North Yorkshire

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption =
latitude = 54.25366
longitude = -1.58976
official_name = Snape
population =
shire_district= Hambleton
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster =
post_town =
postcode_district =
postcode_area =
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SE268842

Snape is a large village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, located about 3 miles (5 km) south of Bedale and 3 miles west of the A1, it has a population of 350. Nearby is Thorp Perrow Arboretum.

History

The village has many historical connections, The site of a Roman Villa, a connection of the mother and wife of Richard III at Snape Castle, the residence of Catherine Parr and her husband the 3rd Baron Latymer before marrying Henry VIII and involvement in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536.

Prior to the mid 19th century Snape was a centre for the woolcombing trade.

External links

* [http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/slhg/ Snape Local History Group]


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