The plague of 1664-166 is most connected in many people's minds with London. But the Great Plague was carried to many other parts of the country as well.

One of those places was Eyam, where it is believed that plague-carrying fleas were carried from London in a roll of cloth.

When it became obvious that people had the plague, the local priest decided that the way to stop it from spreading was to isolate the little village from the outside world until the plague had run its course.

Many people died in the village, but no more than would have died anyway. Food was brought to the village by other villagers who left food in exchange for money at distant boundary stones.