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Rh SNAPE. SXEINTON. armour and banners. In addition to the pariah church r.re the following district churches, viz. at Armin, Carl- ton, Cowick, Goole, Hensall-cum-Heck, Hook, Polling- ton-cum-Balne, and Rawcliffe, the livings of which are all perpet. curs.,* varying in val. from 168 to 74. The parochial charities produce about 291, besides alms- houses for G poor widows. There is a free grammar school founded in 1623 by Nicholas Waller, but the endowment is now applied in aid of the National school. Tho Wesleyana have a place of worship. There are traces of a Benedictine priory founded hero in tho llth century as a cell to the Abbey of Selby, tho site of which was given at the Dissolution to John Earl of AVurwick. Viscount Downe is lord of the manor. Mar- ket day is on Thursday. Cattlo fairs are held on the last Thursday in April, and on 10th August SNAPE, a par. in tho hund. of Plomesgate, co. Suf- folk, 3 miles S.E. of Saxmundham, its post town, and 5| from Aldborough. It is a station on the East Suf- folk railway. The village, which is designated " Snape Street," is situated near the river Aide, a branch of the Ore, over which is a bridge. The par. includes the hmlt. of Grumford and The Ward. There was anciently a Benedictine priory, founded by W. Martell in the llth century as a cell to the Abbey of St. John at Colchester, but subsequently given by Henry VII. to Butley Abbey. On either side of Snape bridge are wharves, which are tho means of facilitating a considerable trade in grain to the port of London and other markets. In the vicinity of tho village are sand and clay pits and excellent brick earth. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Freston, in the dice, of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, has a tower contain- ing three bells. The interior of the church contains a hexagonal font, on which are carved many figures. The register dates from 1544. The parochial charities produce about 8 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The remains of Snapo Abbey are now converted into a farmhouse. SNAPE, a tnshp. in the par. pf Well, wap. of Hang East, North Riding co. York, 3 miles S. of Bedalc, its post town, and 1.J mile N. of Well. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Langley. The soil is of various qualities, with limestone and building-stone. In the vicinity is Snape Castle, or Hall, now in a ruinous state. It was formerly the seat of the Fitz-Randolphs and Nevilles, Lords of Mid- dlehani, and Earls of Exeter, and was about Henry VI. 'a time rebuilt by the Latimers. Out of one of its com- partments has been constructed a chapel-of-ease. Thorp Pcrrow is now the principal residence. Two free schools were founded in the 14th century by Lady Neville of Snape Castle. M. Milbank, Esq., is lord of tho manor and principal landowner. SNAItESBKOOK, a hmlt. in Epping Forest, par. of Wanstead, co. Essex, 7J miles N.E. of St. Paul's, Lon- don, and 2 N.W. of Ilford. It is a station on tho Lon- don, Woodford, and Loughton branch of tho Great Eastern railway. The village is situated near tho river Eoding, and on the Woodford road. The Infant Orphan Asylum for 700 children was erected by subscription in 1843. SNARESHILL, an cxt. par. place in the hund. of Guiltcross, co. Norfolk, 1 mile S.E. of Thetford. It is situated on a branch of the river Ouso, near Seven Hills barrows, where Inguar, a Danish chief, slew Edmund King of East Anglia in the year 870. HXAUESTON, a par. in tho hund. of Sparkonhoc, co. Leicester, 5| miles S. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, its post town, 7 N.W. of Market Bosworth, and 1J mile S.W. of Swepstone. Tho village, which is of small extent, is situated oil tho Ashby canal, and is chiefly agricul- tural. There are some brick kilns. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Swepstone, in the dioc. of Peterborough. Tho church, dedicated to St. Bartho- lomew, is of brick, with a tower containing two lid Is, ami is covered with ivy. There are a National .School, a free school, and a library for the poor. Miss E. M. iy ot the manor. SXAKl-'OKD, a par. in the wap. of Lawrence, purls of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 7 miles SrW. of Market Rasen, its post town, and 2 W. of Wickenby railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the river Langworthy. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 181, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is dedicated to St. Lawrence. The interior contains monuments of Sir Thomas and Sir George St. Poll, knights, also of an Earl of Warwick and his lady. Sir James Doughty is lord of the manor. The Burton hounds meet in this parish. SNARGATE, a par. in tho lib. of Romney Marsh, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 5J miles N.W. of New Romney, its post town, and 1J mile from tho Appledoro railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is.situatedon a branch of tho river Hother, and is wholly agricultural. Tho living is a rect. annexed to that of Snave, in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 144 and 84, in the patron, of the archbishop. The church, dedicated to St. Dunstan, hasa tower containing three bells. The interior contains an ancient font, piscina, &c. SNAVE, a par. in tho lib. of liomnoy Marsh, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 5 miles N.W. of New Romney, its post town, and 8 S. of Ashford. Tho village, which is inconsiderable, is situated near tho Military canal, and is wholly agricultural. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Suargate, in the dioc. of Canterbury. Tho church, dedicated to St. Augustine, has a square stone tower and wooden belfry detached, containing one bell. The register dates from 1570. SNAYSHOLM, a hmlt. in the par. of Aysforth, North Riding co. York, 64 miles N.W. of York, in the valley of the river lire, near Hardrow Force. SNEAD, or ISNOWYD, a par. in the hund. and co. of Montgomery, 6 miles S.E. of Montgomery, its post town. It is a small village situated on the river Camlet. Some of the inhabitants arc employed in the collieries. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 87. Tho church, which is ancient and ivy-mantled, formerly belonged to Chirbury priory. SNEAD, a hmjt. in tho par. of Rock, lower div. of Doddingtree hund., co. Worcester, 6 miles S.W. of Bewdley. 6NEAFELL, a lofty summit in tho Isle of Man, 5 miles N. of Douglas. It rises 2,004 feet above the sea. SNEATON, a par. in the lib. of Whitby-Strand, North Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Whitby, its post town, and 1J mile S. of Ruswarp railway station. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Esk, and is wholly agricultural. The par. includes the hmlt. of Thorpe. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of York, val. 170. The church has a low tower surmounted by a spire and containing three bells ; it has likewise an ancient font. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is an endowed free school for both sexes. Miss Wilson is lady of the manor. SNEEM, a seaport village and post town in the par. of Kilcrohane, bar. of Dunkerrin, co. Kerry, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 12 miles S.W. of Kenmare, on a rivulet of the same name, which flows from tho mountains in a S.S.W. course of 5 miles into tho harbour, and on tlie road to Cahersiveen. It is irregularly built, and con- tains a church and Roman Catholic chapel, with parochial and National schools. Petty sessions are held once in each month, and fairs seven times a year. There is a constabulary station in the village. SNEINTON, or SNENTON, a par. in the S. div. of Thurgarton wap., co. Nottingham, 1 mile E. of Notting- ham, of which it is a populous suburb, and 8 miles from Bingham. The par., comprising Old and New Snointon, Snetnton Elements, and tho Hermitage, is situated near the river Trent, and in 1861 contained 11,048 inhabitants. Sneinton, called by tho Anglo-Saxons Snattingaham, was given to William do Brewere by King John, and afterwards came to the Pierpoints. In the vicinity are several dairies producing excellent cheese. Framework knitting is carried on, and sevrnc! manufactures connected with those of Nottingham. The living is a perpet. cm.* in tho dioc. of Lincoln, val. 227. The church, dedicated to St. Stephen, is a truci-