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Dick Turpin's Grave

St George's Churchyard, York

The famous highwayman, hanged at York and buried in a quiet churchyard.

Dick Turpin was a horse thief, robber and murderer. He was arrested in Yorkshire under a false name and hanged on York's Knavesmire on 7 April 1739.

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When
Hanged 1739
Where
53.9550, -1.0880
Group
Gibbets & executions

Visiting

The churchyard is on George Street, near the city walls.

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