Snods Edge is a small hamlet in South Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

, about 4 miles (6 km) from Consett

Consett

Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to 27,394 .Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town: below the ground was coking coal and...

. The name is thought to have derived from "snow's edge", referring to the hamlet's close proximity (about 5 km or 3 mi) to the North Pennines.

History

The hamlet consists of a Church dedicated to St John, a church hall, a football field, Vicarage and three houses. The church hall was formerly a school, and won the Northumberland Community Council "Best Village Hall" award three times.

The majority of the buildings date from the 19th Century, and the church from 1835 when centre of the Anglican

Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...

 parish of Shotley Low Quarter was moved from St Andrew's chapel

St Andrew's Church, Shotley

St Andrew's Church, Shotley, is a redundant Anglican church standing in an isolated position at a height of on Greymare Hill in Northumberland, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building, and is in the care of the Churches Conservation...

 on Kiln Pit Hill to the new site. The parish itself, now known as Shotley St John, is within the deanery of Corbridge

Corbridge

 Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, situated west of Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages in the vicinity include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe.-Roman fort and town:...

 in the Diocese of Newcastle

Diocese of Newcastle

The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland . The area of Alston Moor in Cumbria also forms part of the diocese.The diocese came into being on May 23, 1882, and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act...

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Snods Edge hosts a number of events each year for the parish, including an art exhibition, this is mainly for local artists to display their paintings. It also hosts a number of other events including a weekly Sunday teas where members of the parish, as well as the local Womans Institute cook home-made products such as cakes and sandwiches. This usually runs from around March until October; however, in 2011 the first Sunday for teas is May 8.

There was also once a weekend-long camping event on the sports field during the Easter holidy for the children of the Parish, but this has been since been stopped because of waning numbers over the years. This sports field has recently undergone a intensive drainage scheme which will hopefully open up the field for future events.

Governance

Snods Edge is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham

Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)

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External links

• 1864 Ordnance Survey Map