Snitterfield Warwickshire Map

About Snitterfield

Snitterfield, a Warwickshire village, holds a quiet dignity in the West Midlands landscape. It lies 5.0 km north-north-east of Stratford-upon-Avon (from Stratford-upon-Avon: bearing 13°T, OS grid SP 213 598), and is situated south-south-east of Wolverton village. The village's roots are ancient, with evidence of settlement stretching back to Anglo-Saxon times, a history that whispers from the weathered stone of its parish church, St. Peter’s, where sunlight often pools on the flagstones with a particular, warm glow. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast English sky, still bear the faint imprint of medieval farming practices, a gentle reminder of generations who have tilled this soil. Though no longer a bustling market centre, Snitterfield retains a sense of settled purpose, a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke. It is here, in this unassuming corner of England, that William Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare, was born, a fact that lends a certain, almost tangible, resonance to the very lanes and hedgerows of Snitterfield.

About This Snitterfield Map Page

Explore Snitterfield, Warwickshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.236658, -1.689221. 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.