Traditional county: Northumberland · Region: North East
Explore Snitter, Northumberland with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Snitter map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Snitter |
| Traditional County | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 55.324893 |
| Longitude | -1.962101 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Snitter reveals its character through a quiet collection of stone dwellings scattered across the rising Northumberland landscape. It lies 2.3 miles west-north-west of Rothbury (from Rothbury: bearing 297°T, OS grid NU 025 034), and is situated north-north-west of Thropton village. The land here slopes with a deliberate grace, pulling the eye toward the distant, rolling horizons that define this northern territory. Snitter occupies a portion of the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI, where the air retains a sharp, untainted clarity that invigorates the senses. A short distance to the southeast, the ancient earthworks of the West Hills Multivallate Hillfort loom as a silent reminder of those who first surveyed these slopes. To the northeast, the rugged remains of Cartington Castle stand as a weathered sentry, their masonry reflecting the shifting moods of the Northumbrian sky. The local terrain remains primarily agricultural, maintaining a sparse, sturdy rhythm that has persisted through centuries of changing seasons. Even in the stillness of an afternoon, one senses the profound weight of history held within the limestone and the open, watchful fields.
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Explore Snitter, Northumberland, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 55.324893, -1.962101. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |