Morpeth, Northumberland
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Morpeth is a historic market town in Northumberland, England, lying on the River Wansbeck. Nearby towns include Ashington and Bedlington. In the 2011 census, the population of Morpeth was given as 14,
Morpeth Castle gatehouse
St George's Church and Telford Bridge during the September 2008 floods
The ancient parish church of St Mary the Virgin
Church of St James the Great, built by the architect Benjamin Ferrey in 1846
Emily Davison
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Emily Wilding Davison was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union and a militant fighter for
Morpeth, Northumberland
…which was the main Anglican place of worship in the area until the 1840s. The church is mostly in the 14th-century style. The grave of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison lies in St Mary's graveyard. In 1843 a public meeting was called to address the lack of attendance at the church, and it was found that the walk to the…
Emily Davison wearing her Holloway brooch and hunger strike medal, c. 1910–1912
Davison in 1908
A suffragette being force-fed in Holloway prison, c. 1911
Davison in 1912 or 1913