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Riley Graves

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Location	:	Eyam, Derbyshire Dales District, England
Coordinate	:	53.2839200, -1.6586665
Description	:	National Trust Site In a field on the E side of Eyam village is an egg-shaped enclosure surrounded by a drystone wall and containing seven graves. They belong to those members of the Hancock family who died from the plague within seven days of each other in August 1666. Six of the graves are marked by simply inscribed sandstone slabs set upright, with no grave mounds visible. The seventh, belonging to John Hancock senior, is a table tomb. The family lived in a house within the field, which is called Riley Field, hence the name given to the burials. The Talbot... Read More	National Trust Site In a field on the E side of Eyam village is an egg-shaped enclosure surrounded by a drystone wall and containing seven graves. They belong to those members of the Hancock family who died from the plague within seven days of each other in August 1666. Six of the graves are marked by simply inscribed sandstone slabs set upright, with no grave mounds visible. The seventh, belonging to John Hancock senior, is a table tomb. The family lived in a house within the field, which is called Riley Field, hence the name given to the burials. The Talbot family died of plague in July 1666 and were buried in a communal family grave at Riley Farm about two hundred and fifty yards north-west of the Hancocks.

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Latitude: 53.2839200
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1. Riley Farm
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales District, England
Coordinate: 53.2857957, -1.6636787

2. Eyam Village
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Coordinate: 53.2843748, -1.6717200

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Coordinate: 53.2842751, -1.6749160

5. St. Helen's Churchyard
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6. All Saints Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.2660740, -1.6303850

7. Hamlet of Bretton
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Coordinate: 53.2979962, -1.7008309

8. St. Anne Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.2473740, -1.6241110

9. The Good Shepherd Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.2693970, -1.7294140

10. Methodist Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.2970009, -1.7330000

11. Saint Giles Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.2432100, -1.7009100

12. St Michael and All Angels Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.3330570, -1.6501020

13. Trot Lane Private Cemetery
Foolow, Derbyshire Dales District, England
Coordinate: 53.2872651, -1.7434660

14. Little Longstone Chapel
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Coordinate: 53.2413241, -1.7203296

15. St. Peter's Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.2255530, -1.6260190

16. Litton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 53.2654380, -1.7573610

17. Tideswell Parish Council Cemetery
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Coordinate: 53.2846630, -1.7639730

18. St Barnabas Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.3263560, -1.7387040

19. Methodist Chapel Graveyard
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Coordinate: 53.3264690, -1.7417860

20. St. John the Baptist Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.3468590, -1.6896950

21. Bethlehem Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.3277120, -1.7417070

22. Holy Trinity Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.2241640, -1.7093610

23. St John the Baptist Tideswell
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Coordinate: 53.2785640, -1.7728500