Snape is a large village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, located at 54°15′13″N,1°35′22″W, about 3 miles (5KM) south of Bedale and 3 miles west of the A1, it has a population of 350. Nearby is Thorp Perrow estate and arboretum. Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England in the United Kingdom, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... Map sources for Bedale at grid reference SE2688 The centre of Bedale with St. ... Also known as the Great North Road. ... An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ...
Brief 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 before marrying Henry VIII and involvement in the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536. The Roman Empire contained many kinds of villas. ... Richard III (2 October 1452–22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death. ... 70. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... The Pilgrimage of Grace was a rising by Roman Catholics in Northern England in 1536, in protest at Englands break with Rome and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
Prior to the mid 19th century Snape was a centre for the woolcombing trade.
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