The Parish Church in Eyam, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, UK. Eyam IS sometimes referred to as the Plague Village.


The Parish Church 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 G Dagnall / Alamy / Afripics
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