| 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 / 53.2824; -1.6786 |
| Elevation | 800 feet (240 m) |
| Entrances | 5 |
| Difficulty | Grade I |
| Access | Permissive |
Cucklet Church, formerly known as Cucklet Delph, is a cave west of Jumber Brook in Eyam, Derbyshire.
The book Caves of the Peak District describes it as "A series of through arches in a prominent buttress." It lies within the Stoney Middleton Dale Site of Special Scientific Interest.
History
The cave was used as a church during the 1665 plague outbreak by William Mompesson. The cavern itself was used as Mompesson's pulpit, with local family groups standing in the valley. An annual plague commemoration service is held at the cave.
The 19th-century Sheffield author Samuel Roberts published Cucklet Church, a poem that accompanied a description of Eyam and its history.
References
- ^ 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.