Snape, Suffolk

Snape
St John the Baptist, Snape
Snape Location within Suffolk
Population	611 (2011)
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Saxmundham
Postcode district	IP17
UK Parliament	Suffolk Coastal
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°10′N 1°30′E / 52.17°N 1.5°E / 52.17; 1.5

Snape is a small village in the English county of Suffolk, on the River Alde close to Aldeburgh. At the 2011 census the population was 611.^[1] In Anglo-Saxon England, Snape was the site of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial. Snape is now best known for Snape Maltings, no longer in commercial use, but converted into a tourist centre together with a concert hall that hosts the major part of the annual Aldeburgh Festival.