Gallows and Golgotha: Morbid Conventions in the Inherited Place-names of Seventeenth-century Quaker Burial Grounds
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Farrow, Thomas J.Affiliation
University of ChesterPublication Date
2021-06-01
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In the mid to late seventeenth century Quaker burial grounds were established throughout Britain on land donated by Friends or purchased specifically for the purpose. Among purchased sites, a small but consistent minority bear nominal association with gallows and gibbets through place-names inherited from prior land use. This suggests that a pattern of land acquisition relating to prior morbid use may be drawn. In the present work it is proposed that such undesirable land would not only have been cheap and convenient to acquire but that its connotation of liminality held further symbolic significance and purpose within early Quaker establishments. Two key case studies are provided and their conceptual significance investigated. Frameworks of enquiry are then theorised, culminating in suggestions for further research.Citation
Farrow, T. (2021). Gallows and Golgotha: Morbid conventions in the inherited place-names of seventeenth-century Quaker burial grounds. Quaker Studies, 26(1), 137-147. https://doi.org/10.3828/quaker.2021.26.1.5Publisher
Liverpool University PressJournal
Quaker StudiesType
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1363-013XEISSN
2397-1770ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3828/quaker.2021.26.1.5
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