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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Snainton like this:
SNAINTON, a township-chapelry, with a village, in Brompton parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles NNE of Heslerton r. station, and 9 SW by W of Scarborough. It has a post-office under York. Acres, 4,250. Real property, £5,369. Pop., 713. Houses, 155. The living is annexed to Brompton. The church was rebuilt in 1836. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £6.
Snainton is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Snainton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Snainton, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14244
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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