Sylvia Plath

[joy division]

Can anybody tell me why Sylvia Plath is buried in Heptonstall graveyard in West Yorkshire and not in her native U.S. or even Devon where she died ?

thanks

[dotjhawkes]

Cos it is where she had lots of friends and her Husband's family was only up the road.

[Celtigra3]

She actually died in London, not Devon. Ted Hughes, her then husband comes from Yorkshire, hence she is buried near his family. In the early 60s when she died it would not have been feasible and very expensive to send her body back to the states.

[dotjhawkes]

My Mum was at school in Hebden Bridge with Ted Hughes, Sylvia's husband, and my Mum was also married in Heptonstall Church in 1950 and lived just up the road, and the death of one of the areas favourite adopted daughters was very sad for folk in that part of the World.

[joy division]

Well thank-you everybody for all your very informative responses.

I�d always been saddened by the life story of Sylvia Plath, but touched by the poems she has written.

Ironically I spent a lot of time as a child in the 80�s wandering around Heptonstall graveyard writing poetry myself, and sketching the strangely tragic angel sculptures that adorn some of the headstones.

Yet I never knew Sylvia Plaths grave was there.

I spent my holidays with my auntie there, and her house overlooked the graveyard.

It�s a rather lonely spot I feel, but has an eerie tranquil beauty which could also be said of much of Heptonstall itself too.

Such a gorgeous village I think.

I feel inspired to make a trip there, and maybe lay a flower on Sylvia Plaths grave.
My auntie now lies there too.

I was also unaware that Ted Hughes was from Mytholmroyd.
Thanks for the find a grave links Pickle.

����and thanks again to you all for your info.

I�d love to hear some of your Mothers memories Of Ted Hughes, Dot, how interesting !