Monument record SKT 015 - Soldiers Hill; St Peter & St Mary's churchyard (PMed)
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Summary
Resulting from a serious outbreak of smallpox in Stowmarket in 1678, 51 soldiers, who were quartered in the town, died.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 049 586 (98m by 93m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM05NW |
| Civil Parish | STOWMARKET, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Resulting from a serious outbreak of smallpox in Stowmarket in 1678, 51 soldiers, who were quartered in the town, died. The site of the mass grave is known as Soldiers Hill (S1).
"The soldiers were all interred together in one place under two large sycamores in the churchyard, and so many bodies lying together raised the ground and it was called for many years the Soldier's hill" (S2). List of burials mainly Jan-March 1678/79 (S3).
Belfry in west tower, c. 1362-3.
C.1672-3 - spire was rebuilt.
C.1712 Portion of spire was again rebuilt.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 4 1995 12:00AM