Snaith
Snaith is a market town and parish in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town is close to the River Aire and the M62 and M18 motorways. The town is located 7 mi west of Goole, 10 mi east of Knottingley, 8 mi south of Selby, 10 mi southwest of Howden and 8 mi northwest of Thorne.
The town's population is 3,176 while the civil parish population is 3,865
The name "Snaith" derives from the Old Scandinavian word sneith, meaning "Piece of land cut off". The name was recorded in its modern-day form in c. 1080 but in the Domesday Book of 1086, it was recorded as Esneid.
The priory church of St Lawrence is low and wide, with pinnacles. Its core is Norman and cruciform but the tower is Early English and stands at the west end. The chancel is Decorated Gothic and the nave has Perpendicular arcades and a high clerestory. Glass in the chancel window is by Francis Spear and there is a notable monument to Viscount Downe by Francis Chantrey. The church was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
The town's population is 3,176 while the civil parish population is 3,865
The name "Snaith" derives from the Old Scandinavian word sneith, meaning "Piece of land cut off". The name was recorded in its modern-day form in c. 1080 but in the Domesday Book of 1086, it was recorded as Esneid.
The priory church of St Lawrence is low and wide, with pinnacles. Its core is Norman and cruciform but the tower is Early English and stands at the west end. The chancel is Decorated Gothic and the nave has Perpendicular arcades and a high clerestory. Glass in the chancel window is by Francis Spear and there is a notable monument to Viscount Downe by Francis Chantrey. The church was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.
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Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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GBP | Pound sterling | £ | 2 |
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EN | English language |
GD | Gaelic language |
CY | Welsh language |