Eyam

Eyam, Derbyshire

Eyam

Where is it – East Midlands, England

Who looks after it –  Local Authority 

What is it –  Free access, Village 

When is it from – Stuart

The Derbyshire village of Eyam has a history that goes back at least as far as the Anglo-Saxon period. Yet, despite that, and its many other attributes, it is chiefly remembered as a plague village. Exceptionally, the villagers unselfishly decided to put themselves into voluntary quarantine when the Plague arrived from London in 1665. In all, between 1665 and 1666, 261 inhabitants of all ages died of the plague, out of a population of about 690. Their names are recorded in a book in the church of St Lawrence – which is worth a visit – and, movingly, signs show the cottages where the victims lived. There is a great museum in the village as well as a small, handsome, Jacobean manor house – Eyam Hall.

 


Address

Hope Valley, Derbyshire S32 5QP, UK 

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