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Rh SNELLAND. 490 SNIZORT. form structure with a tower containing three tells. It was rebuilt by Rickman in 1840, and has a view over 20 miles. The parochial charities produce about 1 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The AVesleyans have a place of worship. The county lunatic asylum is situated in this parish. Earl Manvers is lord of the manor. In the neighbourhood are some curious excavations in the stone rock, supposed to have once been occupied as dwellings. SNELLAND, a par. in the V. div. of Wraggoe hund., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4J miles N.W. of Wragby, its post town, and 9 N.E. of Lincoln. It is a station oa the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway. The village, which is of small extent, is chiefly agricul- tural, and is situated on the river Langworth. The par. includes the hmlt. of Swinthorpe. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 227. The church is dedi- cated to All Saints. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. The Hon. C. H. Gust is lord of the manor. SNELSMORE, a tythg. in the par. of Chieveley, co. Berks, 4 miles N. of Newbury. SNELSON, a tnshp. in the par. of Rostherne, hund. of Macclesfleld, co. Chester, 6 miles S.E. of Nether Knutsford. SNELSTON, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 3J miles S.W. of Ashbourne, its post town, and 3 from Norbury railway station. The village is situated on the river Dove. A portion of the inhabitants are engaged in the coal mines. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of Norbury, in the dioc. of Lichfield. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has a square embattled tower. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. There are some charities, also a free school, which is supported by J. Harrison, Esq., the lord of the manor. Snelston Hall is the principal residence. SNENTON. See SNEINTON, co. Nottingham. SNETTERTON, a par. in the hund. of Shropham, co. Norfolk, 2 miles W. of Larling, its post town, and the same distance N. of Harley Road railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on a branch of the river Ouse, and on the road to Norwich through Thetford. The Norwich and Brandon section of the Great Eastern railway passes in the vicinity. The living comprises the consolidated reels, of All Saints and St. Andrew, with that of Quiddenham annexed, in the dioc. of Norwich. The church, dedicated to All Saints, has two porches and a square embattled tower. The paro- chial charities produce about 7 per annum. A school was erected in 1836, and is supported by the rector. The Earl of Albemarle is lord of the manor and sole landowner. SNETTISHAM, anciently SNETHAM, a par. in the hund. of Smithdon, co. Norfolk, 11 miles N.E. of Lynn, its post town, and 6 N.E. of Castle Rising. It is a station on the Lynn and Hunstanton branch of the Great Eastern railway. The village, which is spacious and well built, is situated about 2 miles from the coast of the Wash, and on the coast road from Wells, Hunstanton, and Lynn. It was formerly a market town, and there are still some remains of the ancient market cross. In the vicinity are chalk pits and quarries of carstone the latter, in its original state, is soft and easily worked, but when exposed to the atmosphere becomes hard. Many of the houses have been built of it. On the beach adjoining the Lynn Channel is a bed of shingle exten- sively exported for the repair of roads in Lincoln- shire. Celtic and other antiquities have been discovered at different times. Petty sessions for the division are held on the second Monday in each month, and a county court for the recovery of small debts. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Norwich, val. 110. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient cruciform structure of stone and flint, with a lofty spired tower containing five bells. Only a small portion of the chancel, which is covered with ivy, is now standing. The interior of the church contains a font of great antiquity, also a stained window and several marble monuments. The register dates from 1754. The parochial charities produce about 100 per annum, of which 92 goes to Hall's freo school. A Sunday-school is held at the National school- house. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. The Hall is the principal residence. H. L'Estrange, Esq., is lord of the manor. SNEYD, a hmlt. and tnshp. in the par. of Burslem, N. div. of Pirehill hund., co. Stafford, adjoining the town of Burslem. The inhabitants are principally en- gaged in the potteries, iron mines, and collieries. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 150, in the patron, of the crown and bishop alternately. The church is a modern edifice. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. SNIBSTON, a chplry. in the par. of Packington, hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 4 miles S.E. of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It is situated near the Leicester and Swannington railway, and on the road from Lei- cester to Ashby. The chapel-of-ease is dedicated to St. Mary. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the collieries. SNILESBY, or SNILESWORTH, a tnshp. in the par. of Hawnby, wap. of Bridforth, North Hiding co. York, 8 miles N.W. of Helmsby, its post town, and 11 N.E. of Thirsk. SNIPE HOUSE, a hmlt. in the par. of Alnwick, ward of East Coquetdale, co. Northumberland, 3 miles S.W. of Alnwick, in the vale of the Alne. SNITTER, a tnshp. in the par. of Rothbury, W. div. of Coquetdale ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles N.W. of Rothbury. It is a small village, situated on the river Coquet. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agri- culture. The soil consists of clay and loam, with a subsoil of clay. There is a school, with a small endow- ment. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor. SNITTERBY, a par. in the E. div. of Aslacoe wap., parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 1 mile S. of Waddinghain. Kerton-in-Lindsey is its post town. The village, which is of small extent, is situated between the ancient Ermine Street and the river Ancholme. The living is a perpet. cur in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 392, in the patron, ef the crown. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is a small edifice, with a tower and one bell. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a place of worship. SNITTERFIELD, a div. in the hund. of Barlichway, co. Warwick, contains the pars, of Alveston, Bearley, Rudbrooke, Fulbrooke, Hampton-Lucy, Haseley, Hat- ton, Honily, Loxley, Norton Lindsey, Sherbourne, Snitterfield, Wolverton, and Wroxhall ; comprising an area of 28,180 acres. SNITTERFIELD, a par. in the Snitterfield div. of Barlichway hund., co. Warwick, 85 miles N.E. of Strat- ford-on-Avon, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Warwick. The village, which is chiefly agricultural, is watered by a tributary of the river Avon. The houses are well built, and many improvements have recently been made in the village. Near the church is King's Lane, through which King Charles II. passed, disguised as a groom, to Miss. Lane's house, after the battle of Worcester; but the oak where he was said to have taken shelter, was blown down a few years ago. The living is a vie.* in the dioe. of Worcester, val. 271, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. James. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. The principal residence is Ingon Grange. W. Phillips, Esq., is lord of the manor. SNITTERTON, a tnshp. in the.par. of Darley, hund. of Wirksworth, co. Derby, 2 miles E. of Winster, and 1J mile N.W. of Matlock. It is situated on the river Derwent, and contains the ancient seat of the Sachevcrels and the small hamlet of Winsley. SNITTLEGARTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Torpen- how, ward of Allerdale-below-Derwent, co. Cumber- land, 7 miles N.E. of Cockermouth, and 1J mile S.W. of Derby. It is joined to Bewaldeth to form a township. SN1TTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bitterley, co. Salop, 3 miles E. of Ludlow. SNIZORT, a par. in the island of Skye, co. Inverness, Scotland. It contains the vil. of Uig. It extends