Snape, North Yorkshire
Encyclopedia
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
.
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 John Nevill, 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.
Hambleton
Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, located about 3 miles (5 km) south of Bedale
Bedale
Bedale is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Leeds, southwest of Middlesbrough, and south west of the county town of Northallerton...
and 3 miles west of the A1, it has a population of 350. Nearby is Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Thorp Perrow Arboretum is an woodland garden near Bedale in North Yorkshire, England.Originally known as Thorp, Helewise of Perrow, near Ditchingham in Norfolk, was an early landowner. This is comparable to Bedale, as the Stapletons there held Ingham, Norfolk.Thorp Perrow is considered to be one...
.
History
Roman villa
A Roman villa is a villa that was built or lived in during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. A villa was originally a Roman country house built for the upper class...
, a connection of the mother and wife of Richard III
Richard III of England
Richard III was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty...
at Snape Castle, the residence of Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr ; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen consort of England and Ireland and the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England. She married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543. She was the fourth commoner Henry had taken as his consort, and outlived him...
and her husband John Nevill, 3rd Baron Latymer
John Nevill, 3rd Baron Latymer
Sir John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer was an English nobleman of the House of Neville. His third wife was Catherine Parr, later Queen consort of England and Ireland to Henry VIII. His family was one of the oldest and most powerful families of the North...
before marrying Henry VIII and involvement in the Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular rising in York, Yorkshire during 1536, in protest against Henry VIII's break with the Roman Catholic Church and the Dissolution of the Monasteries, as well as other specific political, social and economic grievances. It was done in action against Thomas Cromwell...
in 1536.
Prior to the mid 19th century Snape was a centre for the woolcombing trade.