| Name | Sneaton |
| Type | Ancient parish, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 54.457°N 0.623°W |
| Located in | North Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974) |
| Also located in | Yorkshire, England | | North Yorkshire, England (1974 - ) |
| See also | Whitby Strand Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | wapentake of which it was a part | | Whitby Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | rural district of which it was a part 1894-1974 | | Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Sneaton is now a village and civil parish in the Scarborough District of North Yorkshire, England. There is a church which is dedicated to St Hilda.
According to the 2011 UK census, Sneaton parish had a population of 178, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 190.
Two miles from the village on the outskirts of Whitby is the 19th century Sneaton Castle. The castle adjoins St. Hilda's Priory, the Mother Church of the Order of the Holy Paraclete.
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Before 1974 it was a civil parish in Whitby Rural District and an ancient parish in the Whitby Strand Wapentake or Liberty.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Sneaton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "SNEATON, a parish, with a village and a hamlet, in Whitby [registration] district, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; 1¼ mile SSE of Ruswarp [railway] station, and 2½ S by W of Whitby. It has a post-office under Whitby. Acres: 4,040. Real property: £2,395; of which £20 are in quarries. Population: 268. Houses: 45. The manor, with [Sneaton] Castle, belongs to Miss Wilson. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value: £170. Patron: the Lord Chancellor. The church is good. There is an endowed school."
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