Snitterfield

Coordinates: 52°14′11″N 1°41′13″W / 52.236473°N 1.687002°W / 52.236473; -1.687002
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Snitterfield
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Postcode districtCV37
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.snitterfield.com/
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°14′11″N 1°41′13″W / 52.236473°N 1.687002°W / 52.236473; -1.687002

Snitterfield is a village and

2011 census was 1,226.[1]

History

The early name of Snitterfield was "Snytenfeld", open field of snipe,

Count of Meulan; "in Ferncombe hundred, Snitefeld. Saxi held it he was a free man. 4 hides. Land for 14 ploughs. In lordship 2; 10 slaves.11 villagers with a priest and 4 smallholders have 6 ploughs. Meadow 12 acres. Value before 1066 and later £4; now 100s."[3]

Economy

Welcombe Hills

Bacchus grape varieties. In August 2009, all five Welcombe Hills wines entered in the Mercian Vineyards Association regional competition won medals. Shakespearean connections are reflected in the home of some of Snitterfield's major employers, at Prospero Barn, The Green Snitterfield; Prospero is a character in The Tempest. Prospero Barn houses Structured Training Ltd, SalesPathways Ltd and Predaptive OD Ltd. Other employers include the Stratford Manor Hotel,[5] a Mercedes-Benz dealership, and the local Wyevale Garden Centre. Snitterfield is also home to one of the United Kingdom's oldest-established independent factoring brokerages, Factoring Partners.[6]

Governance

Snitterfield is a

MP following the 2010 election is Nadhim Zahawi of the Conservative Party. Prior to Brexit in 2020 it was part of the West Midlands electoral region of the European Parliament
.

Notable buildings

The

vestries north of the chancel and south of the tower. The sequence of the earlier development of the building is a little uncertain owing to the proximity of the various periods, added to the marked differences in detail, and some confusion is caused by later alterations. The south arcade
probably dates from the latter half of the 13th century and the north from the early 14th century, but the similarity of the windows in both aisles suggests that after the north aisle was built the south aisle was widened to 9 ft (2.7 m). to match the other.

The chancel, built of rubble, is of severer detail and may have followed soon after the 14th-century north aisle; it is of great length compared with the nave and has large windows. The west tower was evidently erected in several successive stages: the lowest 10 ft (3.0 m). in the early 14th century, continued up another 8 or 9 ft (2.7 m). about 1340 with ashlar walling, the west window having moulded jambs rather like those of the south doorway, and completed c. 1400 in ashlar of larger stones.[8] The clerestory was added early in the 16th century: there seems to have been some trouble from weaknesses in the arcades, especially the northern, which shows inequalities in the arches resulting probably from partial reconstructions, and most of its capitals have been rather crudely remoulded.

No important changes occurred before the 19th century, but there was some deterioration, as a description of 1858[9] mentions that the chancel was heavily buttressed on the north side and its windows had lost their tracery. The closing of the side doorways and insertion of the west doorway were done before that time. Scars and repairs in the arcades are evidence of the damage caused to the masonry by the erection of galleries in 1841. Probably the vestry south of the tower was then added. Since then the church has been well restored, the chancel windows provided with tracery, and the north vestry and organ chamber added.[8]

Transport links

The Monarch's Way,[10] a long-distance footpath which approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester, passes through Snitterfield. King's Lane owes its name to the tradition which says that Charles II rode through here with Jane Lane during his escape in September 1651.[8][11]

Sports and leisure

Snitterfield has a sport horse training centre, a

village shop, (voted England's best in 2002).[12] The other village pub, The Foxhunter, was badly damaged by fire in June 2007 and after lying in a dilapidated condition for five years was demolished following an application by the local council. It has since been replaced by residential properties.[13]

Education

Snitterfield has Snitterfield

Primary School
.

School Compulsory education stage School website
Ofsted
details
Snitterfield Primary School Primary Primary School Ofsted details for unique reference number 125521

Notable residents

  • Thomas Wintour whose sister, Dorothy, he had married and was recruited into the Gunpowder Plot along with Robert Wintour and Catesby's servant Thomas Bates in March 1605. Norbrook became the plotters' Warwickshire headquarters and magazine where Grant stored gunpowder and weapons during the summer of 1605 and rode from here to the Red Lion Inn, Dunchurch to await news of Guy Fawkes' attempt. When the failure became known the conspirators dispersed, some to Norbrook where they rested the night of 6 November 1605 before making their way to Holbeche House, Staffordshire where they made their final stand. Here, Grant was blinded, his eyes being burnt out when a spark from the fire ignited the gunpowder they were trying to dry, which had become wet on the journey. He was captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London. After being found guilty along with the other conspirators, on Thursday 30 January he was executed outside St Paul's Cathedral, London along with Digby, Thomas Wintour and Thomas Bates. He refused to confess his treason saying it was "no sin against God". Still blinded, he allowed himself to be led quietly up the ladder to the halter and after crossing himself, went to his death.[14] His estate was confiscated and granted to Bartholomew Hales, then Lord of Snitterfield.[11]
  • silver birches were planted in the vicarage garden by his daughters.[11]
  • John Shakespeare, father of William Shakespeare, was born here but moved to Stratford having married Mary Arden and in 1579 surrendered his interests in the family property in Snitterfield to Robert Webbe.[11]
  • manorial records of Snitterfield in 1535 and finally in 1560. He does not appear in the registers which begin in 1561 and is believed to have died in the intervening time. His wife, Abigail Webb, mother of John Shakespeare the poet's father, and a sister of Mary Webb (Mary Arden's mother) died in Snitterfield in 1595. Another of her sons, Henry, remained in the parish until his death in 1596.[11]
  • St Luke's. He died in London on 13 November 1764.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. ISBN 0-460-04380-3
  3. ISBN 0-85033-141-2
  4. ^ "Welcombe Hills Vineyard: Home Page". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Stratford Manor". www.qhotels.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Factoring Partners". Factoringpartners.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.stratford.gov.uk. 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3".
  9. ^ Churches of Warwickshire, Matthew Holbeche Bloxam; William Staunton, 1847
  10. ^ "The Monarch's Way". The Quinton Oracle. 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Warwickshire People and Places, John Burman, 1936
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ http://democracy.stratford.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=5949 [bare URL PDF]
  14. ISBN 0-7493-2357-4
  15. ^ Dictionary of National Biography, William Shakespeare
  16. ^ a b "John Wootton Artwork for Sale at Online Auction | John Wootton Biography & Info".

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