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Memorials : 0
Location : Skipton, Craven District, England
Website : archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/f4452400-e1fa-3866-862b-c4764ebc9fe6
Coordinate : 53.9599220, -2.0148630
Description : "Skipton holds an important place in the history of Quakerism, both within Yorkshire and nationally. Following the settlement of a Meeting at neighbouring Scalehouse in the early 1650s, Friends were also convinced in Bradley, Carleton and Skipton. A series of general meetings for Friends in the north were held at Scalehouse from 1657 to 1659, whilst in 1660, a general meeting for the whole country was held in Skipton itself. Cases of sufferings for Skipton are recorded by Besse for as early as 1654, when Miles Halhead was attacked whilst preaching in the market place and William Simpson was beaten... Read More

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    Latitude: 53.9599220
    Longitude: -2.0148630

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14. St Andrew Churchyard
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