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Crime and Punishment in the Peak District

Ramblings by BBC

Oct 23, 202523:43Society & Culture

Clare joins writer Kate Morgan on a walk from Monsal Head to Tideswell in the Peak District. Along the way, they explore how the use of gallows and gibbets in public punishment has influenced rural place names. Gibbet Ro...

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