Cucklet Church
| Cucklet Church | |
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| Cucklet Church Cave | |
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  Cucklet Church in Derbyshire | |
| Location | Eyam, Derbyshire |
| Coordinates | 53°16′57″N 1°40′43″W / 53.2824°N 1.6786°W |
| Elevation | 800 feet (240 m)[1] |
| Entrances | 5 |
| Difficulty | Grade I |
| Access | Permissive |
Cucklet Church, formerly known as Cucklet Delph, is a cave west of Jumber Brook in Eyam, Derbyshire.[2]
The book Caves of the Peak District describes it as "A series of through arches in a prominent buttress."[1] It lies within the Stoney Middleton Dale Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3]
History
[edit]The cave was used as a church during the 1665 plague outbreak by William Mompesson.[4] The cavern itself was used as Mompesson's pulpit, with local family groups standing in the valley.[5] An annual plague commemoration service is held at the cave.[1]
The 19th-century Sheffield author Samuel Roberts published Cucklet Church, a poem that accompanied a description of Eyam and its history.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Barker, Iain; Beck, John S. (2010). Caves of the Peak District. Great Hucklow: Hucklow Publishing. p. 263. ISBN 9780956347329.
- ^ "A view of Cucklet Church in Eyam Delph (CC80/00324) Archive Item - London Midland and Scottish Railway Collection | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Stoney Middleton Dale (SSSI)". Natural England. Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside).
- ^ Croston, James (1876). On foot through the Peak, or, A summer saunter among the hills and dales of Derbyshire. J. Heywood.
- ^ Holland, John (1821). The Village of Eyam; a Poem, in Four Parts ... Reprinted, ... with Notes ... by J. Wilson. (Two Additional Poems by the Same Author.).
- ^ Roberts, Samuel (1834). Eyam: its Trials and its Triumphs. Sheffield. pp. 17–24.
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