Snorscombe

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Snorscombe
Northamptonshire
Snorscomb Farm buildings (geograph 3320657).jpg
Location
Grid reference: SP597562
Location: 52°12’18"N, 1°3’54"W
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Local Government

Snorscombe is a ruined hamlet south of Everdon in Northamptonshire whose rural location, now on private land, makes it extremely hard to access.

History

The hamlet was once a thriving community. The mediæval residents would have worked for the local Lord under the manorial system and cultivated the surrounding land. The manor at Snorscombe was held by a Philip Lovell at the time of King John. By 1534 it had passed to the Knightley family.

The manor house was a farmhouse by the early 18th century and all that was left of the village was that farm, a watermill and a cottage.

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