Snape, North Yorkshire

Snape
Snape village pump
Snape
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE268842
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Snape is a large village in the civil parish of Snape with Thorp in the county 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.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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