The Grave of The Last Sin-Eater in England.
The grave of the last known sin-eater in England belongs to Richard Munslow, a respected farmer from the village of Ratlinghope in Shropshire, who died in 1906. His memorial stone, located in the churchyard of St. Margaret's Church, was restored in 2010 by local campaigners who raised £1,000 to preserve the site, which also commemorates the deaths of his four young children.
Unlike typical sin-eaters who were social outcasts, Munslow was a wealthy landowner who reportedly revived the ancient custom of eating bread and drinking ale over a corpse to absorb the deceased's sins following the tragic loss of his family to scarlet fever in 1870. The grave remains a notable historical site, visited by those interested in the unique folk traditions of the Welsh Marches.
Photo taken September 2017.
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