Plague in Balderton
Plague Stone at St.Giles' Church, Balderton near Newark
Civil War links
In Balderton in the final years of the English Civil War the annual death total rose from 19 in 1645 to 129 in 1646 -'the year of the plague'.
These deaths are presumed to be associated with the appalling conditions associated with prolonged siege suffered by adjacent Newark.
For details concerning plague in Newark click HERE