Poorly Located Monument record SKT 119 - Roadside burial of a suicide, 1784, with a stake driven through his body
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Summary
Roadside burial of a suicide, 1784, with a stake driven through his body. Formerly recorded as SKT MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TM 05 59 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM05NE |
| Civil Parish | STOWMARKET, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
1784: "Smith", aged 16, hanged himself. "Buried in the crossway and had a stake drove through his body" (S1; Bury and Norwich Post 15 July 1784).
Formerly recorded as SKT MISC
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF54369 Bibliographic reference: Folklore Journal. Halliday R,'Roadside Burial of Suicides: An East Anglian Study, Folklore 121, April 2010, 91.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:38AM