Snitterton is a hamlet in

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

, England, in

South Darley South Darley is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales. It is a largely rural parish and covers the villages of Darley Bridge, Wensley and the hamlets of Oker and Snitterton. South Darley lies west of Matlock and east of Winster. The Rive ...

parish, of some fifteen properties including two working farms and

Snitterton Hall Snitterton Hall is a late medieval manor house in Snitterton in South Darley parish, near Matlock, Derbyshire, England, and within the Peak District National Park. It is a Grade I listed building. History Anciently an independent manor within ...

, a late 16th century manor house which is Grade I listed. There are signs that it was once a larger village. In the centre of Snitterton is a square stone set in the ground with an iron ring; this is an 18th-century

bullring A bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with the Iberian Peninsula, but they can also be found through Iberian America and in a few Spanish and Portuguese ex-colonies in Africa. Bullrings are ...

, used to tether a bull for baiting with dogs. The parish church is St Mary the Virgin in the Cross Green area of

Darley Bridge Darley Bridge is a village in Derbyshire, located in South Darley parish in the Derbyshire Dales, bordering the Peak District. The village lies at the bottom of the hill below Wensley where the road crosses the River Derwent. A grade II* li ...

, opposite South Darley Church of England Primary School.

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South Darley Parish CouncilSouth Darley CE Primary School
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