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.
Toadhole Foot Bridge - this crosses the River Dove as it meanders through its wide flood plain. Beyond the river is Staffordshire.
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.
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]
snelston, village, civil, parish, three, miles, south, west, ashbourne, derbyshire, england, includes, anacrehill, population, civil, parish, 2011, census, tributary, river, dove, flows, through, centre, lodge, churchlocation, within, derbyshirepopulation202, . 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 SnelstonThe lodge and churchSnelstonLocation within DerbyshirePopulation202 2011 OS grid referenceSK151434DistrictDerbyshire DalesShire countyDerbyshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townASHBOURNEPostcode districtDE6PoliceDerbyshireFireDerbyshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsList of places UK England Derbyshire 52 59 17 N 1 46 34 W 52 988 N 1 776 W 52 988 1 776 Toadhole Foot Bridge this crosses the River Dove as it meanders through its wide flood plain Beyond the river is Staffordshire 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 Contents 1 Notable residents 2 See also 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksNotable residents editMichael Sadler MP factory reformer was born here in 1780 5 He reformed the laws for children working in factories Hannah Allen a writer who suffered from religious insanity was born here in 1638 See also editListed buildings in SnelstonGallery edit nbsp The war memorial nbsp The Old Post Office nbsp School Farm nbsp Brook Cottages nbsp Church of St Peter nbsp Nave of the church of St Peter nbsp Sanctuary of the church of St PeterReferences edit 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 Michael Sadler at biography com accessed June 2007External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Snelston Official website Snelston at DerbyshireUK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Snelston amp oldid 1193378654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
