In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Snailwell like this:
SNAILWELL, a parish in Newmarket district, Cambridge; 2¾ miles N of Newmarket r. station. Post town, Newmarket. Acres, 2,014. Real property, £2,409. Pop., 257. Houses, 25. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £535.* Patron, J. Tharp, Esq. The church is ancient, and has a Norman tower. Charities, £5.
Snailwell through time
Snailwell is now part of East Cambridgeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Cambridgeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Snailwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Snailwell in East Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4626
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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