Snave is a very small hamlet on
Romney Marsh in
Kent, England centred close to the
A2070 road south of
Ashford Ashford may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Ashford, New South Wales
*Ashford, South Australia
*Electoral district of Ashford, South Australia
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*Ashford, County Wicklow
*Ashford Castle, County Galway
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. Its buildings are a few houses, barns and store sheds and the church of St Augustine which holds one service per year at
harvest festival. In spring, the churchyard is heavily clad in daffodils. The church falls under the ecclesiastical parish of
Orlestone with Snave, in the
Diocese of Canterbury, but the
civil parish administering local services is
Brenzett
Brenzett is a village and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent, England. The village lies on the Romney Marsh, three miles (4.8 km) west of New Romney. The population of the civil parish includes the hamlet of Snave.
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The nearest shops and railway station are at Hamstreet (3 miles) save for a petrol station at Brenzett (2 miles).
Animals have long been part of the economy. Sheep tending and wool manufacture is a major part of the history of Romney Marsh. Veterinary practices and a boarding cattery are among the local businesses.
External links
Snave at villagenet.co.uk
Hamlets in Kent
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