Snowshill

Snowshill (locally /ˈsnoʊzəl/ SNOH-zəl,^[1] /ˈsnɒzəl/ SNOZ-əl)^[2] is a small Cotswolds village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, located near Broadway, Worcestershire. The population taken at the 2011 census was 164.^[3]

Snowshill
Snowshill at Sunset
Snowshill Location within Gloucestershire
Population	164 (2011 Census)
District	Tewkesbury
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Broadway
Postcode district	WR12
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 52°00′N 1°51′W

Snowshill, showing the War Memorial in the Churchyard

Prehistoric history

An important early Bronze Age hoard was found outside Snowshill in the late nineteenth century. Excavated from a barrow in 1881, it includes a picrite battle-axe and bronze pin, dagger and spear-head. Dated to between 2100 and 1600 BC, it is now in the British Museum's collection.^[4]

Snowshill Manor

Snowshill is best known for nearby Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property open to the public. The manor house contains an unusual collection of furniture, musical instruments, craft tools, toys, clocks, bicycles and armour, all collected by architect and craftsman Charles Paget Wade between 1900 and 1951. His Arts and Crafts-style gardens are arranged in an eccentric combination of terraces and ponds forming outdoor rooms, with bright colours and delightful scents.^[5]

Gallery

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  Snowshill Manor
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  Church of St. Barnabas
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  Snowshill Lavender
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