St Margaret's graveyard, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
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St Margaret's graveyard, Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Image: © Rod Grealish Taken: 6 Jul 2025
The graveyard contains the grave of Sarah Smith, who died in 1763 aged 21. The inscription on her grave slab states that she was murdered by poisoning, and gives the first and last letters of the first name and surname of the alleged murderer. The grave is Grade II listed for "its highly unusual and poignant epitaph which records the infamous and tragic circumstances surrounding her death and as a good example of a mid-Georgian monument which, despite some damage, survives in its essential form with a legible inscription." (from Historic England listing) The graveyard also contains the grave of Henry Faulds (1843–1930), a missionary who developed fingerprinting after using them to prove the innocence of a burglar when he was working in Japan.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.030081
Longitude
-2.214674