Sneinton
The hamlet that was
Sneinton it would seem is a was a hamlet of some stature and was known as Old Sneinton, there was also Middle Sneinton and The Hermitage and Element Hill which were smaller hamlets the "ton" signifies that Sneinton was important and of some size [noting that Notingham was only a hamlet]. Sneinton was known at one time as being Snottington [Nottington] but changed as many names over the years to what we know it as today Sneinton.

Sneinton is not so much a place now but an area located adjacent to the old flood plain of the of the River Trent about 2 miles North East of the City of Nottingham.  Sneinton "area" appears to have suffered the fate of many hamlets and villages close to a major town and that is, being swallowed up in the urban sprawl this was mainly due to the occupants had moved out of the Town  of Nottingham due to lack of shelter and move to Sneinton where the sandstone rose out of the ground. The occupants cut into the sandstone to provide a place to live and sleep. This area is now known as the Lace Market (where much later lace would be made in many factories now all but gone)

Much of the original Sneinton is still in evidence the village roads of Sneinton hollows, Castle Street, Dale Street and Belvoir Hill are still in existence.

The most notable structure is the Green Wind Mill located just of Windmill Lane this Wind Mill is visible from many parts of Nottingham The Wind Mill was restored by the Nottingham City Council and the George Green memorial trust as a working mill and science museum.

This mill was built in 1807 by George Green, a local grain merchant, his son, also George Green, was a mathematician and he used one of the floors of the mill as a study. After his death the mill was used as a shoe polish factory but it was burnt out in 1947 and later rebuilt to what it is now.

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