Snowshill

Snowshill
Snowshill
	Snowshill at Sunset
	Snowshill Location withinGloucestershire
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′N1°51′W/ 52.000°N 1.850°W

Snowshill(locally/ˈsnoʊzəl/SNOH-zəl,^[1]/ˈsnɒzəl/SNOZ-əl)^[2]is a smallCotswoldsvillage andcivil parishinGloucestershire,England, located nearBroadway,Worcestershire.The population taken at the2011 censuswas 164.^[3]

Prehistoric history

An important earlyBronze Agehoard was found outside Snowshill in the late nineteenth century. Excavated from abarrowin 1881, it includes apicritebattle-axe and bronze pin, dagger and spear-head. Dated to between 2100 and 1600 BC, it is now in theBritish Museum's collection.^[4]

Snowshill Manor

Snowshill is best known for nearbySnowshill Manor,aNational Trustproperty 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 craftsmanCharles Paget Wadebetween 1900 and 1951. HisArts and Crafts-stylegardens 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 35acres(142,000 m²) oflavenderfields, 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.Retrieved15 January2015.
^"the cotswolds: snowshill manor".suziebeezieland.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved15 January2015.
^"Parish population 2011".Retrieved2 April2015.
^British Museum Collection
^"Snowshill Manor & Garden".Gloucestershire County Council.2004.Retrieved10 September2006.

External links

52°00′N1°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.Retrieved15 January2015.

[2] "the cotswolds: snowshill manor".suziebeezieland.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved15 January2015.

[3] "Parish population 2011".Retrieved2 April2015.

[4] British Museum Collection

[Glos-5] "Snowshill Manor & Garden".Gloucestershire County Council.2004.Retrieved10 September2006.

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