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Book: Churchyard and Cemetery: Tradition and Modernity in Rural North Yorkshire

by | Jan 10, 2014 | ASCEresearch, ASCEscience, book, books, cemetery, churchyard, Churchyard and Cemetery, Julie Rugg, julierugg, ResearchBook, researchType

By Julie Rugg, Manchester University Press, 2013 This book explores for the first time the turbulent social history of churchyards and cemeteries over the last 150 years. Using sites from across rural North Yorkshire, the text examines the workings of the Burial Acts,...