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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 Roses of Eyam is a historical drama by Don Taylor about the Great Plague that swept Britain in 1665/66. It is largely based on the events that happened in the "plague village" of Eyam in Derbyshire, between September 1665 and December 1666 . [ 1 ]
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]
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]
In all, 260 of the village's inhabitants, including his wife Catherine, died before the plague claimed its last victim in December 1666. [3] Mompesson filled the well with vinegar, and used it to sterilize coins that entered and exited the village. [4] The memorial has been Grade II listed since 12 July 1967. [1]
The cemetery, on the outskirts of Eyam, contains the graves of the Hancock family who died during the outbreak of the plague that spread from London to the village in 1666. [3] Elizabeth Hancock buried her husband and six children, carrying the remains up the hill to the burial site. [4]
William Mompesson (1639 – 7 March 1709) was a Church of England priest whose decisive action when his Derbyshire parish, Eyam, became infected with the plague in the 17th century averted more widespread catastrophe.
The parish contains the village of Eyam and the surrounding countryside. The history of the village is notable because when the plague broke out in 1666, the village went into voluntary quarantine to prevent the disease from spreading outside. [1]