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 through time
Snainton is now part of Scarborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Scarborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Snainton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Snainton, in Scarborough and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14244
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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