Eyam Plague Cottages

Eyam ˈ iː m is an english village and civil parish in the derbyshire dales it lies within the peak district national park the population was 969 at the 2011 census. We walked the stone streets and read the names of the inhabitants who died listed on the walls of the plague cottages there are descendants of the survivors of that terrible time who still live in the village and their research can be found in a museum that helps visitors understand and honour those who suffered so much. The village was founded and named by anglo saxons although lead had earlier been mined in the area by the romans.

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Self catering holiday cottages in eyam this popular village is synonymous with a dark and intriguing period in english history.

Eyam plague cottages. The great plague of the mid 17th century. It was to decimate the population of this unsuspecting north derbyshire village in a little over a year. There are many interesting things to see of historical note such as the saxon cross in the churchyard and the stocks on the village green as well as a fascinating museum which.

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It had been spreading like wildfire through london and entered eyam by stealth hidden. Eyam cottage in the plague village history. The plague first arrived in these cottages when a parcel arrived for the tailor george viccars.

Plague cottage in eyam. After the loss of its industries in the later 20th century the local economy now relies on the tourist. The first reference to eyam view is in the 1842 edition of william wood s history and antiquities of eyam.

The house and the cottage and farm buildings are described as belonging to thomas burgoine edenzor esq. The first of these deaths occured in the plague cottages in eyam. Thomas burgoyne was head gamekeeper to the 6th duke of devonshire.

This popular village is synonymous with a dark period in english history the plague in the mid 17th century. During the 14 months that the plague spread through the village of eyam the plague claimed 260 lives of the 800 people in the village. The tailor s assistant george viccars unpacked the box and seeing that the cloth was damp hung it by the cottage fire.

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