Did Sylvia Plath live in Heptonstall?
It’s the last place you’d expect to find the grave of one of America’s most famous poets, but tucked in the graveyard of Heptonstall Church lies the final resting place of Sylvia Plath.
Where is Plath buried?
St Thomas A. Beckett Churchyard, HeptonstallSylvia Plath / Place of burial
What poet is buried in Heptonstall?
Sylvia Plath
A small stone in a cemetery in the Yorkshire village of Heptonstall marks the unassuming grave of Sylvia Plath, the American poet and novelist whose fame has grown each year since her suicide in 1963. And growing every year, too, are the numbers of foreign visitors who make a pilgrimage to the grave.
Can you visit Sylvia Plath’s grave?
Many people go to visit Sylvia Plath’s grave. It is not marked or signposted – but it is in the overflow part of the graveyard across Church Lane to the side of the new Church.
Did Sylvia Plath live in Yorkshire?
A new biopic starring Gwynneth Paltrow tells the story of the turbulent relationship between American poet Sylvia Plath and her husband Ted Hughes who was born here in West Yorkshire.
Where is Ted Hughes buried?
The existence of a secret stone memorial to Ted Hughes has emerged after being found by walkers on a remote hillside on his beloved Dartmoor.
How do I get to Sylvia Plath’s grave?
This is located in the Commonwealth Graves Yard adjacent to St Thomas Church (not in the main churchyard). Turn right off Church Lane onto Back Lane and the entrance to the Commonwealth Grave Yard is on your left.
Where does Frieda Hughes live?
rural Wales
Frieda Hughes lives in rural Wales, where she rescues birds – crows, magpies and birds of prey.
Where did Sylvia Plath live in Yorkshire?
Hebden Bridge
She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and it seems baffling to find her grave half a world away in this obscure and ancient Yorkshire village. Heptonstall perches on crags high up a steep and narrow road above the better-known market township of Hebden Bridge, its view the dark and wooded Upper Calder Valley.