Snelston

Snelston
The lodge and church
Snelston Snelston shown within Derbyshire
Population	202 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK151434
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ASHBOURNE
Postcode district	DE6
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°59′17″N 1°46′34″W / 52.988°N 1.776°W / 52.988; -1.776

Snelston is a village and civil parish three miles south-west of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It includes Anacrehill. The population of the civil parish at 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 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.^[2] It is one of the few churches to have had dances regularly held on the roof.^[3]

Notable residents

Michael Sadler, MP, factory reformer, was born here in 1780.^[4] He reformed the laws for children working in factories.

Gallery

The war memorial
The Old Post Office
School Farm
Brook Cottages
Church of St. Peter
Nave of the church of St. Peter
Sanctuary of the church of St. Peter

References

↑ "Civil population 2011". Nerighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ 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 2007

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