The Maidstone Martyrs - Fairmeadow, Maidstone, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 16.384 E 000° 31.119
31U E 326920 N 5683116
A plaque on Drakes public house advises that "seven persons were burnt" near here.
Waymark Code: WMR6YK
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/19/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MeerRescue
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The event took place on 18th June, 1557 when seven people, two mwn and five womwn, were burnt for their belief. The plaque, on the wall of the Drake public house, is inscribed:

Seven person were burnt
In
1557
near this
spot
for thir Faith

The seven were:

  • Joan (or Jone) Bradbridge
  • Walter Appleby
  • Petronil Appleby
  • Edmund Allin (or Allen)
  • Katherine Allin (or Allen)
  • Joan (or Jone) Manning
  • Elizabeth (surname possibly 'Lewis')
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque

Age/Event Date: 06/18/1557

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