It is possible that a small private chapel stood on this site before the present building was commenced in the late 13th century. Declared redundant in 1983, St Augustine is now entirely maintained by the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust.

The east end is unusual in that the Lady Chapel (more recently used as a school room) vies for importance with the chancel.

The church is perhaps seen at its best in the spring amidst a carpet of daffodils.

The hamlet of Snave stands on a patch of land surrounded by the rich farmland. The surrounding field boundaries have been created by an intricate patchwork of ditches, dykes, sewers, sluices and walls, many of them unchanged for hundreds of years. Most field systems and sewers, along with their bridges, have retained their original names, and on the southern edge of Snave is the gruesome-sounding Hangman's Toll Bridge.

Hamstreet village is nearby with a few shops and cafes, as well as trains to Ashford, Rye and Eastbourne. It is also home to Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve.

Outside Hamstreet is Johnson's Corner War Memorial.