The plague, spread by fleas carried from London in the bolt of cloth, sickened and killed first the family. Eyam’s rector, the Reverend William Mompesson, devised a plan. Knowing he ...

Inside Eyam, the heroic plague village where battle with deadly disease saved thousands. More than 250 villagers were wiped out during the 17th century contagion – but self-imposed quarantine ...

In October 2018 “Eyam”, a new play based on the plague, was performed at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. The story “is a fascinating one – do look it up, it’s all true” read one review.

In the year 1665, Eyam was ravaged by the bubonic plague. ... It all began in late August 1665 when a box of cloth from London arrived at the cottage of a tailor named Alexander Hadfield.

The Plague cottages, Eyam (Image: Getty) Eyam’s residents agreed to isolate themselves to protect nearby communities, despite the grave risks to the villagers themselves.

Eyam is best known for the devastating plague outbreak of 1665-1666. The disease - likely carried in a flea-infested bundle of cloth from London - arrived in the village, prompting an ...

Today Eyam relies mainly on tourism and you can still see many of the features which define this place as the Plague Village. As you walk around you’ll spot plaques on various cottages dedicated ...

Joe Shute visits Eyam, in Derbyshire, and finds how, ... Eyam, Derbyshire and coronavirus: The plague village that destroyed itself to save a nation in lockdown once again.

Farther down Church Street, a row of houses, now known as “the plague cottages,” witnesses to the families devastated by the plague. On my most recent visit to Eyam in 2019, the garden of one ...

More than 250 villagers were wiped out during the 17th century contagion – but self-imposed quarantine saved lives of countless others in the north ...