Muker, Village 1896
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The village of Muker, set toward the western end of the dale, dates back to 1274. After a chapel of ease was built here in 1580, the delightfully named Corpse Way gradually fell into disuse. Until then, the bodies of people from Upper Swaledale had to be carried all the way to Grinton Church for Christian burial. Along the route there were coffin stones, on which the coffin was placed whilst the bearers got their breath back. Apparently one of these stones still exists and can be seen on the north side of Ivelet Bridge.
An extract from Yorkshire Photographic Memories.
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