Coordinates: 53°41′28″N 1°01′42″W / 53.691223°N 1.028200°W
| Snaith | |
 St Laurence Priory Church, Snaith |
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  Snaith
Snaith shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Parish | Snaith and Cowick |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GOOLE |
| Postcode district | DN14 |
| Dialling code | 01405 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Brigg and Goole |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Snaith is a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire local government area of England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Goole on the A1041 road at its junction with the A645 road. It lies a mile to the north of the M62 motorway and just south of the River Aire.
It is served by a railway station on the Pontefract Line from Leeds to Goole.
The town of Snaith, East Cowick and West Cowick form the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick. The Snaith and Cowick civil parish had 3,028 inhabitants and 1,228 households in the 2001 UK census.[1]
It is the focal point of the local rural area and home to the local schools (primary and secondary), both with very good reputations. Local amenities include: Co-op, cafe, paper shop, petrol station, post office, five pubs (The Bell And Crown, The Black Lion, Downe Arms, Plough Inn & The Brewers Arms), four hairdressers, chemist, doctors surgery and hardware store, amongst other things. There are plenty of places to stay in the town as most of the public houses offer overnight accommodation.
The town exit/entry to the M62 is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) away, giving access to Hull, Doncaster, Goole, Leeds and Castleford. The Historic town of Selby is located 7 miles (11 km) from Snaith and you would travel via Carlton and Camblesforth on your way.
Snaith was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.
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- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Snaith and Cowick CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791041&c=snaith&d=16&e=15&g=391228&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1205358589935&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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