churchyard
Example Sentences
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On our way there, we stopped in Heptonstall, a tiny town above Hebden Bridge, where Sylvia Plath is buried in the St. Thomas A’ Becket churchyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
In the early 19th century, Americans usually died at home and were buried in the local churchyard or on family-owned land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Martock Parish Council, which is responsible for upkeep and maintenance of the churchyard, which is now full, secured the site with safety barriers.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
A low mound near the churchyard was rumoured by folklore to have contained a giant skeleton, perhaps even Ivar himself.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024
It contained a diorama of a tramp asleep in a churchyard in front of a church door.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
