churchyard

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Churchyards are popular spots for slow worms, she added, as they like to shelter in stone walls during the winter and hide amongst long grasses.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She wrote various other works, including Chapters on Churchyards and Tales of the Factories.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)

In country districts, more than in towns, superstition is rife with regard to our Churchyards.

From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various

"And the King commandeth and forbiddeth, that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in Churchyards, for the honour of the Church."

From Tom Brown's School Days by Hughes, Thomas

Churchyards, burying on the north sides of, 74.

From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George