Snape, North Yorkshire

Snape
Snape village pump
Snape is located in North Yorkshire
Snape
Snape
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE268842
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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54°15′13″N 1°35′23″W / 54.25366°N 1.58976°W / 54.25366; -1.58976

Snape is a large village in the civil parish of Snape with Thorp in the former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, located about 3 miles (5 km) south of Bedale and 3 miles (5 km) west of the A1(M) motorway, it has a population of 350. Nearby is Thorp Perrow Arboretum. The name is Old Norse for a boggy tract of uncultivated land.[1]

  1. ^ "Last name: Snape". Surname Database. Retrieved 11 December 2013.