| Snelston | |
|---|---|
 The lodge and church | |
  Snelston Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 202 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK151434 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Snelston is a village and civil parish three miles south-west of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England. It includes Anacrehill. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 202.[1] A tributary of the River Dove flows through its centre.
The building in the foreground of the photo above is Lower Lodge which stands at the entrance of Snelston Hall. Beyond the lodge is St Peter's Church, Snelston.
The Domesday Book of 1096 listed Snelston in the ancient hundred of Appletree.[2]
Snelston Hall was built in 1827 and was demolished in 1951. The local squire, John Harrison had the village remodelled and a new school built in 1847. The village buildings were designed by the architect Lewis Nockalls Cottingham. This is now a model village.
The parish church of St Peter was substantially rebuilt (except for the tower) in 1825.[3] It is one of the few churches to have had dances regularly held on the roof.[4]
- ^ "Civil population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Open Domesday: Snelston. Accessed 3 March 2023.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1986. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. pp 319-320. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071008-6
- ^ Bowyer, L.J. Rev. 1953. The Ancient Parish of Norbury. Ashbourne. J.B. Henstock. Page 29.