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	Eyam Museum is devoted to the history of this village in the Peak District of Derbyshire, and especially during the ...
		Eyam Museum is devoted to the history of this village in the Peak District of Derbyshire, and especially during the Plague of 1665-6.
		William Mompesson was the newly appointed rector of Eyam and, with his predecessor, Thomas Stanley, he persuaded the villagers to enter voluntary quarantine, bury their own dead and even worship outdoors to limit the spread of the disease.
		The museum was inspired by a collection created by the late Clarence Daniel, a lifelong Eyam resident and descendant of one of the 76 families afflicted by the plague.
	www.cressbrook.co.uk /eyam/museum (570 words)

	::Eyam and the Great Plague of 1665::
		Eyam, a village in Derbyshire, was also badly affected by the Great Plague of 1665 even though the disease is most associated with its impact on London.
		In this way, Eyam was not left to starve to death.
		Eyam continued to be hit by the plague in 1666.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /eyam_and_the_great_plague_of_166.htm (430 words)

	Mad Dog > Derbyshire's 'plague village' > The story of the Eyam plague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		As the warmth of the summer of 1665 began to fade, the Derbyshire village of Eyam was struck by a devastating outbreak of the Black Death that was, in the months to follow, to claim the lives of more than 260 residents, out of an estimated population of 800.
		Eyam's sacrifice helped to save the lives of neighbouring villagers — but at terrible cost to the residents of Eyam, who faced the disease alone and unprotected.
		Perhaps the generosity of Eyam's helpers was a mixture of charitable concern and pragmatic self-interest.
	www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk /MDEyam01.html (1231 words)

	Eyam - mining and industry
		Eyam is in the mining liberty of Eyam and Stoney Middleton, and has its own mining court, or Barmote Court with its twelve jurymen, steward, and Barmaster who is executive officer of the court.
		In the eighteenth century the living of Eyam was a very rich one due to the discovery of the large vein under the edge, and the payment of tithes for the lead that was sold, and also there were tithes for the considerable hillocks of waste material that were produced and left on the surface.
		Eyam and Stoney Middleton have shared the primary industries for the simple reason that the Middleton Dale brook is the dividing line between the two parishes.
	www.eyamvillage.org.uk /mining.htm (2713 words)

	Eyam village in Derbyshire and Peak District - Information and photos
		Eyam, famous as the Plague village, is in a beautiful setting, 800 feet above sea level, lying in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District.
		In 1588, 12 sets of stone troughs were built at convienient places in Eyam and the water was conducted to the troughs by pipes, thus making Eyam one of the first villages in the country to have a public water system.
		Eyam church was closed and services were held in Cucklett Delf, a valley nearby where a Plague Commemorative Service is still held annually.
	www.derbyshireuk.net /eyam.html (653 words)

	Eyam Museum
		Eyam attracts attention due to the tragic epidemic of Bubonic Plague in the middle of the 17th century, its subsequent social and industrial development, and its fascinating geology and prehistory.
		The answers to the puzzle that has occupied students of the Eyam story appear on the adjoining panel, and are the result of recent research.
		The arrangements made by the rectors to quarantine Eyam, preventing wholesale infection of surrounding towns and villages, are described, with an indication of survival as well as the total death toll.
	www.eyammuseum.demon.co.uk /museumguide.htm (680 words)

	Eyam, Derbyshire, England
		The plague was brought unintentionally to Eyam from London in a parcel of cloths sent to George Vicars.
		William Mompesson, the rector of Eyam, recognising the dangers of the infection spreading led the villages in a self-imposed quarantine of their village, allowing none to enter or leave.
		Even the Eyam Tea Room on the right has got a small plaque to commemorate the plague victims who died there The last sign about the plague is at the Miners Arms Croft on the left.
	www.derbyshireguide.co.uk /travel/eyam.htm (1383 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Eyam (pronounced "Eem") is a small village in Derbyshire, England.
		In fact, the levels of Delta 32 found in Eyam were only matched in regions of Europe that had been affected by the plague and in Americans of European origin.
		Eyam churchyard contains a Saxon cross dated to the 7th or 8th centuries.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Eyam (535 words)

	Eyam Map - 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Eyam was made famous during 1665-6 when the great plague hit the village killing about one third of the population.
		Many houses in Eyam have lists on their walls of all the people who lived and died inside them during the plague.
		It was he who encouraged the villagers to isolate themselves but sadly his wife was one of the last people to die from the disease in Eyam.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~bajset/eyam.html (261 words)

	Eyam - Plague Village - Derbyshire
		As the plague took hold and decimated the villagers it was decided to hold the church services outdoors at nearby Cucklett Delf and, on the advice of rector William Mompesson and the previous incumbent Thomas Stanley, villagers stayed within the confines of the village to minimize the spread of the disease.
		Eyam's selfless villagers, with their strong Christian convictions, had shown immense personal courage and self sacrifice.
		Ironically, in 2001 the service had to be held in the churchyard at Eyam as much of Britain had its own modern plague (Foot and Mouth Disease) and most farmland was declared out of bounds.
	www.beautifulbritain.co.uk /htm/outandabout/eyam.htm (759 words)

	Eyam, Derbyshire, England, situated in the Peak District, the famous Bubonic Plague Village
		Eyam is a beautiful small village set in the centre of the Peak District, in Derbyshire, England.
		Eyam is one of the best-preserved villages in the vicinity and many of the houses have plaques giving details of their history and the part their inhabitants played in the Plague saga.
		Above the village lies Eyam Moor which is a fine area for walking, with good views across the Derwent valley and many Bronze Age remains and monuments.
	www.cressbrook.co.uk /eyam.htm (106 words)

	Eyam, Derbyshire
		The tiny village of Eyam in Derbyshire was the scene of historic drama during the Great Plague.
		Eyam Hall, the home of the Wright family for 300 years, is a homey 16th-17th century manor house.
		In 1665 a box of cloth, sent from London to the village tailor, was infected with the plague, which began to spread throughout the village.
	www.britainexpress.com /villages/eyam.htm (568 words)

	EYAM CHURCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Eyam is 5 miles north of Bakewell in the Peak District of Derbyshire
		About three-quarters of a mile east of Eyam is Mompesson's Well, where supplies were left by neighbouring villagers; the money in payment was washed in vinegar and water which, it was believed would destroy the infection.
		But Eyam is not obsessed with it's unhappy past, and has grown to be one ot the largest and most pleasant of the Peak District villages.
	users.tpg.com.au /users/walkerus/eyam.htm (344 words)

	The village of Eyam, Derbyshire, Peak District, England, UK
		Known as the "plague village" it is famous for it's stand against the bubonic plague of 1665, when infected cloth was sent from London to a tailor, George Vicars, who was lodging at a cottage near the church.
		On the bleak Eyam hillside, in the middle of a field, stand the 7 graves of the Hancock family - Mrs Hancock buried 6 children and her husband, a poignant reminder of the self - less act of the people of Eyam.
		A ring of roses - a rash on the chest - was the first sign of the plague, the posies relate to fragrant flowers that were used to cover the smell of the infection and sneezing was the final stage of the illness before death.
	peakcountrybreaks.co.uk /eyam.html (335 words)

	Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
		Any tourist visiting the beautiful village of Eyam for the first time, not knowing of its tragic history, rapidly becomes aware by reading the plaques on the walls of buildings.
		The Rector of Eyam, William Mompesson and his predecessor Rev Thomas Stanley persuaded the villagers to accept strict quarantine arrangements to prevent the spread of the disease.
		In Eyam Churchyard rests the grave of Catherine Mompesson, the wife of the rector, the 220th victim of the plague.
	www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /eyam.htm (1151 words)

	Eyam, Peak District, Derbyshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The village of Eyam (pronounced Eem) which sits snugly in relative isolation deep in the heart of the Peak District surrounded by a rugged landscape of limestone hills and dales and sheltered from the north by the dominating prominence of Eyam Edge, is perhaps the most well documented and most visited of all Derbyshire's villages.
		Eyam Hall is open to the public and has eight working craft and gift shops plus a pleasant cafÃ© inside its cobbled courtyard, whilst further west along the main street notable dwellings of similar vintage include Merrill House and the manor house dated 1615 that was the birthplace of local poet Richard Furness (1791-1857).
		Modern Eyam is well equipped for residents and visitors alike with a large car park opposite the museum, complete with toilet and washroom facilities, and a variety of retail establishments including a post office, antique and curio shops, gift shops, cafes and local art and craft galleries.
	www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk /content.php?categoryId=34 (1824 words)

	English Manor Houses - Eyam Hall
		Eyam Hall was built for John Wright and his new bride, Elizabeth, and their memory has been immortalised in initials carved on one of the lead downpipes, as well as in family portraits in the entrance hall.
		What Eyam is most noted for, however, is the way in which the villagers of 1665 put themselves into voluntary quarantine to try and prevent the plague spreading to surrounding areas.
		Only a few years later Eyam Hall was built, signalling a new era of life and prosperity for the villagers springing from the ashes of their plague-ridden community.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /manor%20houses/eyam%20hall.htm (558 words)

	GENUKI: William Wood of Eyam, Derbyshire (1804-1865)
		William Wood the historian was born on December 6th 1804, at Lydgate House, and according to the IGI, baptised on 6th January following (1805).
		Wood's History and Antiquities of Eyam has being transcribed by Andrew McCann, from a copy of the book which has been in his family for over 100 years.
		and Rev. Edward Finch D.D. was presented to the Rectory at Eyam in 1717, Wood's great-great-grandfather, then a young man, came with him from Wigan, in the capacity of a servant: he afterwards married, had a family, and kept a public-house at the churchyard side, and died at Eyam.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/DBY/Eyam/WmWood1804.html (543 words)

	Eyam Hall - The Manor House
		Eyam Hall has been the home of the Wright family for over 300 years.
		We opened it to the public in 1992, but it retains the intimate atmosphere of a much loved private home.
		The walled garden, now open to the public, is nearing the end of a restoration project and visitors can delight in the knot garden, the avenue of espaliered apple trees and the rose walk.
	www.eyamhall.com /p2.htm (148 words)

	The village of Eyam, Derbyshire, Peak District, England, UK
		Known as the "plague village" it is famous for it's stand against the bubonic plague of 1665, when infected cloth was sent from London to a tailor, George Vicars, who was lodging at a cottage near the church.
		On the bleak Eyam hillside, in the middle of a field, stand the 7 graves of the Hancock family - Mrs Hancock buried 6 children and her husband, a poignant reminder of the self - less act of the people of Eyam.
		A ring of roses - a rash on the chest - was the first sign of the plague, the posies relate to fragrant flowers that were used to cover the smell of the infection and sneezing was the final stage of the illness before death.
	www.peakcountrybreaks.co.uk /eyam.html (335 words)

	Eyam - Guide to Musical Theatre
		Eyam was a small and ordinary lead-mining village of 350 people in the peak district of Derbyshire.
		Although Eyam would not have been his first choice for his first post as a rector, he resolved to do well, and despite the suspicion and wariness of his new parishioners, he learnt quickly.
		The people of Eyam are furious with her for betraying their agreement to stay but Mompesson intervenes and points out that she has suffered enough already.
	www.nodanw.com /shows_e/eyam.htm (2478 words)

	SECRETS OF THE DEAD . Mystery of the Black Death \| PBS
		In September 1665, George Viccars, a tailor in the small, central-England village of Eyam, received a parcel of cloth ridden with plague-infected fleas from London.
		Local Eyam lore tells befuddling stories of plague survivors who had close contact with the bacterium but never caught the disease.
		To determine whether the Eyam plague survivors may have carried delta 32, O'Brien tested the DNA of their modern-day descendents.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/secrets/case_plague (644 words)

	Peak District View : A Visit to the Plague Village
		Eyam is famous as the "Plague Village" and I was returning to a place I last visited on a school trip in the 60's.
		At Eyam Hall, which has been the home of the Wright family for over 300 years we found a wonderful unspoilt, 17th century manor house.
		The walk itself is well detailed in the map of the village and is certainly worth the trek with excellent views toward Eyam Edge to the north and Middleton Dale and Eyam Dale to the south.
	www.peakdistrictview.com /?page=a_eyam (1109 words)

	Eyam
		Most students of history in the UK will have heard of the Peak District’s quiet village of Eyam as an isolated case of the plague in the 17th century.
		Eyam (pronounced 'eem') is well known because of its association with the bubonic plague.
		The centre of the village is nicely paved and is a pleasant place to sit for a while before moving on.
	www.thepeakdistrict.info /fast/html/eyam.html (370 words)

	Eyam Derbyshire Peak District England UK
		Known as the "plague village" it is famous for it's stand against the bubonic plague of 1665, when infected cloth was sent from London to a tailor, George Vicars, who was lodging at a cottage near the church.
		On the bleak Eyam hillside, in the middle of a field, stand the 7 graves of the Hancock family - Mrs Hancock buried 6 children and her husband, a poignant reminder of the self - less act of the people of Eyam.
		A ring of roses - a rash on the chest - was the first sign of the plague, the posies relate to fragrant flowers that were used to cover the smell of the infection and sneezing was the final stage of the illness before death.
	www.stayukay.co.uk /eyam.html (333 words)

	The Andrews Pages : Eyam, Derbyshire : Kelly's Directory, 1891
		EYAM, a township, village and parish, 12 miles south-west from Sheffield, 5 east from Tideswell and 6 north from Bakewell, is in the Western division of the county, in the hundred of High Peak, union, petty sessional division and county court district of Bakewell, rural deanery of Eyam, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell.
		Eyam Hall, the seat of the Misses Wright, is a large Elizabethan mansion of stone.
		EYAM WOODLAND, with Grindleford Bridge, is a township on the Sheffield road, where a stone bridge of 3 arches, on the road to Sheffield, crosses the Derwent ; it is two miles
	www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com /dby/kelly/eyam.htm (1337 words)

	Eyam
		Eyam is now known as The Plague Village.
		This unusual “survivor” of the plague, describes the victim’s red rash as a ring of roses; posies were the herbs and nosegays carried to ward off the deadly disease; atishoo refers to sneezing - one of the main symptoms of the disease; and all fall down was, of course, the end.
		Eyam is on the A263 highway about 12 miles from Chesterfield via Chapel-en-le-Frith.
	www.travel-wise.com /europe/eyam/eyam.htm (621 words)

	Eyam Museum Eyam, England (History Museums)
		Eyam Museum, fully refurbished in 1997, features three interconnecting display areas, which relate village history.
		Exhibits include pre-history of area human life; the settlement's Roman roots; the nature, history and movement of Bubonic Plague, especially in Eyam; some popular 'quack' remedies used to fight the plague; new industries that later nurtured the village; and the geological significance of the area.
		The museum was inspired by a collection created by the late Clarence Daniel, a lifelong Eyam resident and descendant of one of the 76 families afflicted by the plague.
	www.ohwy.com /eg/e/eyameyam.htm (145 words)

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