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    The Snickelways of York, often misspelt Snickleways, are a collection of narrow streets and alleys in the city of York, England. The word Snickelway was...
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    2004). A Walk Around the Snickelways of York. Dales Court Press. ISBN 978-1-871125-72-6. "The Most Romantic Things to Do in York for Couples". Backpacking...
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    Ginnel (category Types of streets)
    A Walk Around the Snickelways of York Definition of 'snicket' Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 16 November 2022. Definition of 'ginnel' Collins English...
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    Alley (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
    word snickelway was coined by local author Mark W. Jones in 1983 in his book A Walk Around the Snickelways of York, and is a portmanteau, a blend of the...
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    The Snickleway Inn (category Grade II* listed pubs in York)
    referencing the snickelways of York, but deliberately misspelling the word, to avoid copyright issues. The York Press named the pub as one of the five most...
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  • English musician, co-founder of Jeepster Records in 1995 Mark W Jones, author of A Walk around the Snickelways of York Mark Jones (footballer, born 1933)...
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    be removed. There are five "snickelways" that lead off the Shambles because they used to be small alleyways in the backs of the buildings, but since these...
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  • George's York The Shambles, York's best-preserved medieval street The Snickelways, a collection of narrow streets and passages Treasurer's House (NT) York Castle...
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  • network of gates, snickelways and squares. It was created in the early Victorian Era merging two marketplaces, St Sampson's Square and Pavement. York Castle...
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  • Barghest entering the city of York occasionally where, according to legend, it preys on lone travellers in the city's narrow Snickelways. Furthermore, the building...
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    St Sampson's Square (category Squares in York)
    south-east, and its broad entrance occupies half of the south-eastern side of the square. In addition, two snickelways connect to the square: Nether Hornpot Lane...
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    Gropecunt Lane (category History of Oxford)
    Oxford University Press, 1989, retrieved 6 April 2009 "Snickelways-YorkWalk" (PDF). VisitYork. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2020. Frances...
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    English. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. "Snickelways-YorkWalk" (PDF). VisitYork.org. Retrieved 1 June 2020 – via thedms.co.uk. "Santa Lucia...
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    Ousegate (category Streets in York)
    with Coppergate, Parliament Street, Pavement and Piccadilly. Several snickelways lead off its north-west side, including Popes Head Alley, while a path...
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    Grape Lane (category Streets in York)
    of York, in England. The site of the street lay within the city walls of Roman Eboracum, and Roman goods have been found under the soil. Remains of Mediaeval...
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    leads off the north-east side of the street, as does a snickelway leading to the Judges Court hotel, while several snickelways lead from the south-west side...
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    interior of the building made into a small courtyard, so that the remains can be viewed from the inside. They are accessed by a snickelway, running between...
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    to frighten. A Barghest (or Barguest) is said to roam the Snickelways and side roads of York, preying on passersby, and has also been seen near Clifford's...
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  • and forms part of the southern exterior wall of no. 23 the Shambles and of the south wall of the Snickelway which leads to Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate. The Hall...
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    Little Shambles (category Streets in York)
    the small snickelways between the buildings that led to some medieval halls and old slaughter houses that the butcher shops used. Today, some of these restorations...
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    vennel, snicket and ginnel. York goes as far as to merge the latter two terms with alleyway to form the term snickelways. These small streets can be cobbled...
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    lies off the north-western side of the street, where it meets Deangate and College Street. Ogleforth and the snickelway Monk Bar Court also lead off the...
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    Hole-in-the-Wall snickelway (also known as Little Peculiar Lane), the shortest official snickelway in the city, leads off its north-east side. At the front of York Minster...
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    vennels of Perth are a collection of small medieval streets in the city of Perth, Scotland. Similar to York's Snickelways, vennels are a public right-of-way...
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    northwest from High Petergate at the western end of York Minster, in front of which the road apexes. A snickelway, known as Little Peculiar Lane, cuts through...
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    eastern side, as does a snickelway, the former Middle Water Lane, leading to Castlegate. Notable buildings on the west side of the street include 12 Clifford...
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    Swinegate (category Streets in York)
    does the snickelway Three Cranes Lane, while the Lund's Court snickelway runs off the north-east side. Notable buildings on the south-west side of the street...
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    river, it continues as Walmgate. Lady Peckett's Yard, a snickelway, runs off the south-west side of the street, while Straker's Passage and Franklin's Yard...
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    Spurriergate (category Streets in York)
    junction of Coney Street and Market Street, to the junction of High Ousegate, Low Ousegate, and Nessgate. On the south-west side, there is a snickelway, the...
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