churchyard
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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
"The band and the family wanted something fitting for the churchyard," Reid told the BBC.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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
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
The first Vincent was always there, in the family history and on the gravestone in the churchyard right next door:
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
