Eyam
Coordinates: 53°17′02″N 1°40′16″W / 53.284, -1.671 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Eyam shown within Derbyshire
Population	926 (2001[1])
OS grid reference	SK220764
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOPE VALLEY
Postcode district	S32
Dial code	01433
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Eyam Hall.

Eyam (pronounced "Eem") is a small village in Derbyshire, England. The village is best known for being the "plague village" that chose to isolate itself when the Black Death was found in the village in August 1665, rather than see the infection travel further north.^[2] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 407 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (819 × 1205 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Derbyshire and surrounding area. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... 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Plague history

The plague had been brought to the village in a flea-infested bundle of cloth that was delivered to tailor George Vicars from London^[3]. Within a week he was dead. After the initial deaths, the townspeople turned to their rector, William Mompesson and the Puritan Minister Thomas Stanley. They introduced a number of precautions to slow the spread on the illness from May 1665. These included the arrangement that families were to bury their own dead and the relocation of church services from the parish church of St. Laurence to Cucklett Delph to allow villagers to separate themselves, reducing the risk of infection. Perhaps, the best known decision was to quarantine the entire village to prevent further spread of the disease. The plague raged in the village for 16 months and killed at least 260 villagers: only 83 villagers survived out of a population of 350. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

When the first outsiders visited Eyam a year later, they found less than a quarter the village had survived the plague. Survival appeared random, as many plague survivors had close contact with the bacterium, but never caught the disease. For example, Elizabeth Hancock never became ill, despite burying six children and her husband in eight days (the graves are known as the Hancock graves).^[3] The unofficial village grave digger also survived, despite handling many infected bodies.

Eyam's role in genetic research

Some research indicates that the villagers of Eyam may have had some genetic protection from the bubonic plague.^[3] A CCR5 gene mutation designated as "delta 32" was found in a statistically significant number, 14%, of direct descendants of the plague survivors. The Delta 32 mutation appears to be very rare. In fact, the levels of Delta 32 found in Eyam were only matched in regions of Europe that had been affected by the plague and in Americans of European origin. It has also been suggested^[3] that the Delta 32 mutation, if inherited from both parents, may provide immunity to HIV/AIDS. CCR5, short for chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5, is a chemokine receptor. ... CCR5-D32 is a genetic defect affecting the human immune system that has both harmful and beneficial effects. ...

More recent research at Scripps Research Institute disputes the hypothesis that the Delta 32 mutation provided protection against the plague, suggesting instead that it is more likely to have arisen as protection against some other disease common at the time, such as smallpox. This new hypothesis is still being tested. ^[4] The Scripps Research Institute, in La Jolla, California is home to notable chemists such as K. Barry Sharpless and P. G. Schultz, as well as neurobiologist Gerald Edelman, and Nobel Laureate Kurt Wurtrich. ...

Saxon cross

7th century Anglo-Saxon Cross.

Eyam churchyard contains a Saxon cross dated to the 7th or 8th centuries. Initially, it was located at the side of a cart track near to Eyam. After the plague it was moved to its present location. It is Grade I listed and a Scheduled Ancient Monument^[5] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (681x1024, 166 KB)Well preserved celtic cross from the 8th century, Eyam, UK File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (681x1024, 166 KB)Well preserved celtic cross from the 8th century, Eyam, UK File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... A Scheduled Ancient Monument is defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983 of the United Kingdom government. ...

Fictional treatments

• Year of Wonders (Novel, 2001) by Geraldine Brooks.
• A parcel of patterns (Novel, 1983) by Jill Paton Walsh.
• The Roses of Eyam (Play, first performed 1970, published 1976) by Don Taylor.

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague is a 2001 international bestselling historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks. ... Geraldine Brooks is an Australian author, who grew up in the Western suburbs of Sydney. ... Jill Paton Walsh (born 1937) is an English novelist and childrens writer. ...

See also

• Derby plague of 1665, Great Plague of London (also in 1665)
• Beau, writer of the song "The Roses Of Eyam"
• Richard Furness, the Poet of Eyam

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References

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External links

• Eyam at derbyshireuk.net
• Eyam at Survivors: Mad Dog