Quaker [Friends] burial ground, Scotton
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Quaker [Friends] burial ground, Scotton
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 17 May 2021
I'm no expert regarding the Quaker traditions, but several of the burial grounds I have come across have been out in the countryside and either have very few memorial stones or none at all. Many also appear to have become abandoned in the early Victorian period, which makes this one unusual in that it has a number of gravestones, most of which appear to be dated from the 19th or 20th century. Added information November 2021. I am reliably informed that the rows of gravestones seen in this photo are those belonging to local Methodists, some of which were buried here. Apparently the Quaker graves are further to the right.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.031271
Longitude
-1.503034