Sneaton, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Sneaton, a parish, with a village, in N.R. Yorkshire, 1½ mile SSE of Ruswarp railway station, and 2½ S by W of Whitby. It has a post office under Whitby; money order and telegraph office, Ruswarp. It comprises Sneaton Thorpe. Acreage, 4851; population, 218. The manor belongs to the Richardson family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York; gross value, £290 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is in the Early Gothic style.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
| Liberty | Whitby-Strand | |
| Poor Law union | Whitby | |
| Riding | North |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Sneaton:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1581-1914 | 1768-1786 | 1581-1930 | 1581-1989 |
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Sneaton from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the North Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Sneaton are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following North Riding newspapers online: