▁months ▁and ▁one ▁account ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁killed ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 6 0 ▁vill agers , ▁with ▁only ▁ 8 3 ▁surv iving ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 5 0 . ▁That ▁figure ▁has ▁been ▁challeng ed ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁occasions , ▁with ▁alternative ▁figures ▁of ▁ 4 3 0 ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁around ▁ 8 0 0 ▁being ▁given . ▁The ▁church ▁in ▁E y am ▁has ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 7 3 ▁individuals ▁who ▁were ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁pl ague . ▁ ▁Sur v ival ▁among ▁those ▁affected ▁appeared ▁random , ▁as ▁many ▁who ▁remained ▁alive ▁had ▁close ▁contact ▁with ▁those ▁who ▁died ▁but ▁never ▁caught ▁the ▁disease . ▁For ▁example , ▁Elizabeth ▁Han cock ▁was ▁un in fect ed ▁despite ▁b ury ing ▁six ▁children ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁eight ▁days . ▁The ▁gra ves ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁R iley ▁gra ves ▁after ▁the ▁farm ▁where ▁they ▁lived . ▁The ▁uno fficial ▁village ▁gra ved igger , ▁Marshall ▁How e , ▁also ▁surv ived , ▁despite ▁handling ▁many ▁inf ected ▁bodies . ▁ ▁The ▁village ' s ▁actions ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁disease ▁from ▁moving ▁into ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁ ▁Pl ague ▁Sunday ▁Pl ague ▁Sunday ▁has ▁been ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁since ▁the ▁pl ague ' s ▁b ic enten ary ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁Origin ally ▁celebrated ▁in ▁mid - August , ▁it ▁now ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁C uck lett ▁Del ph ▁on ▁the ▁last