Vinegar Alley
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Vinegar Alley
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 17 Jul 2008
The churchyard of St Mary The Virgin, which covers over 3 acres, contains two plague pits: one from the Black Death and one from the Great Plague of 1665. The latter has left its mark in the name of this alley, so-called after the extensive use of vinegar as a preventative against the plague and which was poured into ditches either side of the alley. The exact location of the pit is now unknown, but the name remains. {Source: plaque in churchyard.}
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Image Location
Latitude
51.58534
Longitude
-0.011554