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St Michael-Swanton Abbot © Godric Godricson |
You may remember the story of Sarah Watling earlier in this blog dating to 1833. Sarah's body was unlawfully removed from the graveyard as part of a 'body snatching' raid. I have always been surprised at the idea of stealing a body which seems a noisy and difficult business. However, when I visited this graveyard the idea of body snatching became more understandable as a process. The graveyard is remote and away from prying eyes and its easy to trudge across the fields or take a cart along the lane. I'm sure that Sarah Watling was the tip of the ice berg and that other bodies were removed from their graves ahead of time.