SNAPE is a township and village in the parish of Well, miles north. Snape Castle, or Hall, at the west end of the village, is a large and ancient castellated building, now partly in ruins, but a portion of the fabric is used as a farmhouse by Mr. James Greaves; it was formerly occupied by the Fitz-Randolphs, Lords of Middleham and Earls of Exeter, and was rebuilt by the Latimers in or about the reign of Henry VI. The chapel was opened for divine service at Easter, 1836, and in 1875 it was remodelled by Mark Milbank esq. in memory of his wife, Lady Augusta Milbank: in the chapel is a monument, erected in 1874, to Lady Milbank. The castle is the residence of Charles Wynn Tilly esq. There is also a Wesleyan chapel here. Thorp Perrow, the residence of William Cresswell Gray esq. D.L., J.P. chief landowner, is a mansion standing in a fine park of 200 acres at a short distance from the village. The soil is varied and produces general crops. Stone and limestone are obtained. The township contains 4,578 acres of land, which includes part of the hamlet of Langwith, and 6 of water; rateable value, £3,934; the population in 1911 was 475.

By a Local Government Board Order which came into operation March 25, 1884, a part of Well township known as Gybdikes was annexed to Snape, and by Local Government Board Order No. 46,257 part of Snape was added to Well and part of Well added to Snape.

Public Elementary school (mixed), for 80 children; average attendance, 62. The school was founded & endowed by the Nevilles of Snape Castle, in the 14th century.