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Eyam (/ ˈ iː m / ⓘ) [2] is an English village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales that lies within the Peak District National Park. There is evidence of early occupation by Ancient Britons on the surrounding moors and lead was mined in the area by the Romans . [ 3 ]
Eyam is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England.The parish contains 55 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.
The Eyam Limestone (formerly known as the Cawdor Group, Cawdor Limestone or Eyam Group) is a geologic formation in the Peak District, England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Viséan stage of the Carboniferous period , and represents a marine environment.
Eyam Hall is a country house within the civil parish of Eyam, Derbyshire, located to the west of St Lawrence's Church, Eyam. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.
Cucklet Church, formerly known as Cucklet Delph, is a cave west of Jumber Brook in Eyam, Derbyshire. [2] The book Caves of the Peak District describes it as "A series of through arches in a prominent buttress." [1] It lies within the Stoney Middleton Dale Site of Special Scientific Interest. [3]
St Lawrence's Church, Eyam. The church is medieval with elements from the 13th and 15th centuries. It was partially rebuilt in 1619. The church was restored in 1868–70 by George Edmund Street [4] with the work started by Malland and Son of Bamford at a cost of £1,337 (equivalent to £161,587 in 2023) [5] for rebuilding the chancel and installing a new window.
Eyam Museum or as it is locally known Eyam Plague museum is a local museum in the village of Eyam, located in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. [1] [2] Overview
The novel is written in the point of view of a housemaid named Anna Frith, on what she lives through when the plague hits her village. It is based on the history of the small Derbyshire village of Eyam [4] that, when beset by the plague in 1666, quarantines itself in order to prevent the disease from spreading further.