Discover Snaith, East Yorkshire

St Laurence Priory Church, Snaith: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snaith,_Priory_Church_of_St_Laurence_-_geograph.org.uk_-_134627.jpg
Author: Gordon Kneale Brooke


Snaith is a town on the western part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick which has a populaton of some 3,000 people (2012 estimate).

Snaith dates back to the Viking period of British history. Its name comes from an Old Scandinavian word, sneith, meaning "piece of land cut off". It was already spelled Snaith as early as 1080, though it appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Esneid.

Today Snaith is just a small English town with its share of shops. Most of the shops in Snaith are clustered on the Market Place, which also has a small delicatessen and a café.

Old Grammar School, Snaith: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snaith,_Old_Grammar_School_-_geograph.org.uk_-_242953.jpg
Author: Gordon Kneale Brooke

Visiting Snaith

From London, take the A1(M) motorway until the exit to the A162 road. At the roundabout, continue east on the M62 motorway. at Junction 34, head north on the A19 road, then turn right at the cross road to the A645 road. Continue east on the A645 road until you arrive in Snaith.

Places of Interest in Snaith

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