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Snainton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
district of
North Yorkshire
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, England.
According to the
2011 UK Census, Snainton parish had a population of 754,
a decrease on the
2001 UK Census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
figure of 891.
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Notable people
The actor
Sir
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...
Ben Kingsley
Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and tw ...
was born in Snainton.
George Vasey the botanist was also born in the village. He was responsible for the integration of the
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of com ...
.
Sydney Cross Harland
Sydney Cross Harland (1891–1982) was a British agricultural botanist with considerable international experience. His area of expertise was especially in the growing of cotton.
Early life and education
Sydney Cross Harland was born in Snainto ...
(19 July 1891 – 8 November 1982),
Botanist, was born in the village, and died there in November 1982, after many commissions abroad. His
great-grandfather
Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually-reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetic gra ...
William, was the cousin of
Edward Harland.
See also
*
Snainton railway station
Snainton railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway's Pickering to Seamer branch line. It served the village of Snainton, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, cov ...
References
External links
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Snainton parish council website
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Borough of Scarborough