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Location | : | Ashton-Under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, England |
Description | : | A crossroads, now the junction of Old Street and Oldham Road, in Ashton-under-Lyne, opposite the Gallows Field, the ground was given the name of Cross Meadow (the roads made the sign of the Cross). The bodies of suicides, debarred from internment in Consecrated Ground, were buried, at the dead of night, at the crossroads, with a stake driven through the heart to prevent the restless spirit from re-inhabiting the body. In 1880 a poor girl, servant to Dr Ogden of Ashton-under-Lyne, deceived by her lover, took poison and died. At the inquest a verdict of death whilst her mind was... Read More |
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Buried at the Crossroads is located at No GPS information available Add GPSWhere Ashton-under-Lyne Public Library stands, at the corner of Old Street and Oldham Road. Ashton-Under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside ,Greater Manchester ,England.
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Coordinate: 53.5092100, -2.0332700
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Coordinate: 53.4632891, -1.9958244
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