Snitterfield, Warwickshire
Snitterfield is a pleasant village which lies about 4 miles north of
Stratford-upon-Avon. I have lots of family connections with the village. My
grandfather, Fred Jones, was a blacksmith here, as was his son, my Uncle
Ern.  Mum and Dad lived at Langley when they were first married - in
1928. For more information on this pretty village, visit
www.snitterfield.com
Old Postcard, Snitterfield, Warwickshire
This postcard is entitled "Marching to Church. Unveiling of Snitterfield War Memorial Aug 15th 1920".
Snitterfield, Bell Lane
Snitterfield, Wolverton Road
Bell Lane, probably in the 1930s.
Snitterfield, Wolverton Road - a postcard posted to Leamington in April 1907.
Snitterfield, Smith Lane Corner
Snitterfield, Smith's Lane
A rather poor quality postcard from the
early 1900s.
Smith's Lane - super old postcard !!
Smith Lane Corner. This postcard bears the address "The Orchard,
Snitterfield" and was posted to Warwick in the early years of the 20th Century
- I can't read the date.
Stock's Tree, Snitterfield, Old Postcard
Snitterfield, Old Stores
Snitterfield, the Square
Stock's Tree and Smiths Lane.
The Old Stores.
The Square, probably around 1960.
Another poor quality card, this one of the ford
and stepping stones in 1906.
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Rats on the Move.
When she was a young girl, in Snitterfield, my mother was lucky enough to have a bicycle and used to
ride all round the nearby countryside. One day whilst crossing Yarningdale Common in about 1920, she
saw what appeared to be a brown carpet across the road, several feet wide. As she drew closer, she
saw movement, and being a young girl and a bit nervous, she stopped, got off her bike and slowly
approached. Then she realised that it was rats, hundreds of rats, crossing the road and moving off
across the common. She didn't stick around to see what happened and cycled home in a hurry. Of
course everyone in the village soon learned of her experience and several other people told her and my
grandfather of similar experiences of "rats on the move", both in Warwickshire and elsewhere. Has
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