Snowshill

Snowshill
Snowshill
	Snowshill at Sunset
	Snowshill Location within Gloucestershire
Population	164 (2011 Census)
District	Tewkesbury;
Shire county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Broadway
Postcode district	WR12
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury;
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 52°00′N 1°51′W / 52.000°N 1.850°W

Snowshill (locally /ˈsnoʊzəl/ SNOH-zəl,^[1] /ˈsnɒzəl/ SNOZ-əl)^[2] is a small Cotswolds village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, located near Broadway, Worcestershire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 164.^[3]

Prehistoric history

An important early Bronze Age hoard was found outside Snowshill in the late nineteenth century. Excavated from a barrow in 1881, it includes a picrite battle-axe and bronze pin, dagger and spear-head. Dated to between 2100 and 1600 BC, it is now in the British Museum's collection.^[4]

Snowshill Manor

Snowshill is best known for nearby Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property open to the public. The manor house contains an unusual collection of furniture, musical instruments, craft tools, toys, clocks, bicycles and armour, all collected by architect and craftsman Charles Paget Wade between 1900 and 1951. His Arts and Crafts-style gardens are arranged in an eccentric combination of terraces and ponds forming outdoor rooms, with bright colours and delightful scents.^[5]

Snowshill Lavender

Snowshill is also the home to Snowshill Lavender, a farm with 35 acres (142,000 m²) of lavender fields, which also sells lavender products, plants and local crafts.

Gallery

Snowshill Manor
Church of St. Barnabas
Snowshill Lavender
Snowshill

References

^ St. Clair Baddeley, W. (1913). Gloucestershire Place-Names. Gloucester: John Bellows. pp. 142–143. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "the cotswolds: snowshill manor". suziebeezieland. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
^ British Museum Collection
^ "Snowshill Manor & Garden". Gloucestershire County Council. 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2006.

External links

52°00′N 1°51′W / 52.000°N 1.850°W / 52.000; -1.850

[1] St. Clair Baddeley, W. (1913). Gloucestershire Place-Names. Gloucester: John Bellows. pp. 142–143. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[2] "the cotswolds: snowshill manor". suziebeezieland. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[3] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 April 2015.

[4] British Museum Collection

[Glos-5] "Snowshill Manor & Garden". Gloucestershire County Council. 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2006.

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Snowshill
Snowshill at Sunset
Snowshill Location within Gloucestershire
Population	164 (2011 Census)
District	Tewkesbury
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Broadway
Postcode district	WR12

Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western

UK Parliament	Tewkesbury
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 52°00′N 1°51′W / 52.000°N 1.850°W / 52.000; -1.850