St Margaret’s churchyard is a great example of a landscape of remembrance that is managed for biodiversity and heritage.

Areas of the churchyard are allowed to grow long during the spring and summer to enable the species rich grassland to flourish. These areas are then scythed in the late summer and the cuttings removed allowing the fungi to emerge in the autumn.

Paths of short mown grass are maintained throughout the summer through the wildflower areas, around the church and along the formal path to aid accessibility.

St Margaret’s churchyard is also home to the grave of the last known Sin-Eater in England, Richard Munslow. Sin Eaters were paid a small amount to eat bread and drink ale across the body of someone who died suddenly, taking on their sins so they arrive before God in a clean and pure state.