Plague Cottages in Eyam, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, UK. Eyam is sometimes referred to as the Plague Village.

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Plague Cottages in Eyam, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, UK. Eyam, sometimes referred to as the Plague Village, is famous for the sacrifice of the villagers who instigated a self-imposed quarantine in the bubonic plague outbreak of 1665. A large proportionof of the villagers died.

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Location: Eyam, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK
Photo credit: © Ian Dagnall / Alamy / Afripics
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