Snaith

Snaith
Snaith
	Market Place, Snaith
	Snaith Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	3,176
OS grid reference	SE642220
• London	160 mi (260 km) SSE
Civil parish	Snaith and Cowick;
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Dialling code	01405
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Goole and Pocklington;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°41′28″N 1°01′42″W / 53.691223°N 1.028200°W

Snaith is a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, close to the River Aire and the M62 and M18 motorways, 7 miles (11 km) west of Goole, 10 miles (16 km) east of Knottingley, 8 miles (13 km) south of Selby, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Howden and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Thorne.

History

The name "Snaith" derives from the Old Scandinavian word sneith, meaning "piece of land cut off".^[1] The name was recorded in its modern-day form in c. 1080, but in the Domesday Book of 1086 it appears as Esneid.

The priory church of St Lawrence is low and wide, with pinnacles. Its core is Norman and cruciform, but the tower, standing at the west end, is Early English. The chancel is Decorated Gothic and the nave has Perpendicular arcades and a high clerestory. Glass in the chancel window is by Francis Spear and there is a notable monument to Viscount Downe by Francis Chantrey.^[2] The church was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[3]

Sport

Snaith Juniors Football Club formed in 1990 as Croda F.C. on the grounds of Cowick Hall, then used by Croda International.^[4] Snaith Juniors F.C. now play at Ben Bailey housing estate and hold football tournaments at the end of May each year.^{[citation needed]} The Garth, adjacent to the Methodist Chapel, was given to the people of Snaith for recreation and leisure. The town has an active cycling presence, the Marshes Cycling Club (MCC).

Media

Television signals are received from either the Emley Moor or Belmont TV transmitters.^[5]^[6] Local radio stations are BBC Radio Humberside, Nation Radio East Yorkshire, Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, Capital Yorkshire and Phoenix Community Radio, a community based station which broadcast from Goole.^[7] The town is served by local newspaper, The Goole Times.

Town centre

Snaith town centre has a variety of amenities and many pubs and restaurants, takeaway and retail shops. The priory church is located on the western side of town and Snaith Hall is directly south of the town. The town also has Methodist church on Cowick Road, a doctor's surgery on Butt Lane, and a fire station on Market Place.^[8]

Transport

Snaith railway station has limited daily services to Leeds and Goole. It has no services on Sundays. The town had stations at Snaith and Pollington on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway and in the nearby village of Carlton, Carlton Towers on the Hull and Barnsley Railway. The town is also served by bus services to Selby and Goole.^[9]

References

^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 428. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
^ Betjeman, John, ed. (1968). Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins. p. 349.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (1161899)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
^ "Snaith Juniors FC History". Snaith Juniors FC. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "Transmitter Information – Emley Moor". Tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Transmitter Information – Belmont". Tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Phoenix Community Radio". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Snaith -". East Yorkshire. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "Snaith – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.

[1] Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 428. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.

[2] Betjeman, John, ed. (1968). Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins. p. 349.

[3] Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (1161899)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

[4] "Snaith Juniors FC History". Snaith Juniors FC. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[5] "Transmitter Information – Emley Moor". Tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[6] "Transmitter Information – Belmont". Tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[7] "Phoenix Community Radio". Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[8] "Snaith -". East Yorkshire. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[9] "Snaith – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

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