"Is there anybody there"? By Alan Smith
See Alan Smith`s Historically based Theory regarding the query of the 2 Churchyards at the end of the Cliffe.
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Many thanks to those who offered their ideas of why there was a churchyard so far from the church.
Pam Johnson Trefonen is the same and it puzzles me as the churchyard around the church does not appear to be full.
Dorothy Needham Because it's a different denomination; the Congregationists
Jon Moody Possibly plague cemeteries? I believe that prior to 13c most burial was done away from habitation apart from within the monasteries.
Chrissy Could there have been concern re plague victims that they wanted buried away from the church? Or, might they have been fighting the Welsh and wanted to bury their enemies away from the church?
Yoland In America the `garden` round a house is still called a yard Yard
The word Yard and Garden both come from the Anglo-Saxon geard, compare "garden" (German Garten), Old Norse garðr,
In areas where farming is an important part of life, a yard is also a piece of enclosed land for farm animals or other agricultural purpose.
-- Yoland Brown Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR Tel: 01939 261 121 brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk www.eleventowns.com ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org MAILING LIST for Ruyton XI Towns area Yo`s blog: http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk
