Witches

The Bury St Edmunds Hangings

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Eighteen people hanged in one day by the Witchfinder General.

In the summer of 1645 Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne swept through Suffolk. At Bury St Edmunds, 18 people were hanged for witchcraft in a single day.

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When: 27 August 1645
Where: 52.2450, 0.7140
Group: Witches & witch trials

Visiting

The Abbey Gardens and ruins are free to visit.

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