Graveyard - Burial in Graveyards After The 19th Century

Burial in Graveyards After The 19th Century

Even as far as the 20th century, permission was granted to many small towns and villages to continue using their local graveyards for burials. Many of these places had very small populations with few deaths every year, and had a much better record of public hygiene. Therefore they did not require the establishment of a new burial ground.

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