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Monument record MDR6221 - Plague graves (site of), Cabbin Close, Brimington

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

SK 4032 7455 Cabbin Close, Plague Graves. Graves of the victims of the 1603 plague in the Brimington area. Sufferers were reputedly isolated in the Cabbins and buried in nearby pits. (1, 2) Apparently completely destroyed by opencasting and reclamation (May 1989).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. 2721. 2721.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Brelsford V 1840 Map.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 4032 7455 (10m by 10m) (Centre)
Civil Parish BRIMINGTON, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 24 2015 3:54PM

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