In demean are three plowtillages, and twelve villeins, and two bordars, with fixed plow-tillages. Mary of Wincelcumbe holds Snawesill, in Holfordes hundred. The Domesday entry for Snowshill states: “The church of St. In the early ninth century King Kenulf gave the manor of Snowshill and the tithes and chaplaincy together with those for Stanton to St Mary’s Abbey, Winchcombe which had been founded in approximately 798 AD Following the Norman invasion of England, the whole land was claimed by William the Conqueror who granted lands to his followers, including the abbey at Winchcombe which still had control of Snowshill and Stanton. The settlement sits near a large amount of spring water it is also positioned close to the path taken by two prehistoric trackways. Despite being a relatively small village with a little over 200 inhabitants, Snowshill has a long history. It is often said that snow remains in the folds of the hill long after it has melted in the Vale. Derived from the old English, snaw for snow and hyll for hill, the name of the village refers to its topographical meaning i.e. The name Snowshill appears for the first time in the Valuation of Crown Lands of 1570. Over time Snowshill has had many variations in name, including Snawesill in the 1087 Domesday Book, Snausilla in 1227, and Snoweshulle in 1360. However from the outskirts of Snowshill, from higher land and within Snowshill, there are glimpses of the village. Local stone quarries provided the primary building materials for the village stone slate roofs and stone walls The topography of Snowshill and the surrounding landscape means that the village remains sheltered from external views. Historically Snowshill developed as a farming village with the main industry being wool production. It is a nucleated village – one where the houses are located round a focal point such as a church or village green. The village of Snowshill is on a small unclassified road which runs from Broadway to Bourton on the Water. It is one of the highest villages in Gloucestershire at 1,000 feet above sea level. Snowshill is a small, remote upland settlement situated in the Cotswold Hills in the Cotswold Area of Natural Beauty (AONB). The village offers panoramic views from certain vantage points within the conservation area boundary, while surrounding landscapes, including the Cotswold Ridge and Avon Valley, offer limited views into the village. Snowshill is a small rural settlement in the north of the borough of Gloucestershire which lies on a ridgeway, with the villages of Broadway, Buckland and Laverton nearby. Your turn to have a go if you have Photoshop CS3, or later!įrom the archives, reprocessed, using Photoshop CC 2022. Why not take a walk, around Snowshill, if you have time just, click
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