▁village ▁in ▁Not ting ham shire , ▁England ▁Great ▁St ur ton , ▁ham let ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Lincoln shire , ▁England ▁St ur ton ▁by ▁St ow , ▁a ▁village ▁and ▁civil ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Lind sey ▁district ▁of ▁Lincoln shire , ▁England ▁St ur ton ▁G range , ▁civil ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Le eds ▁in ▁West ▁York shire , ▁England ▁ ▁People ▁C atr iona ▁St ur ton , ▁an ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario ▁based ▁singer , ▁song writer ▁Edmund ▁St ur ton , ▁an ▁English ▁composer ▁of ▁the ▁T ud or ▁period <0x0A> </s> ▁" Be aut iful ▁Is le ▁of ▁Some where " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁with ▁words ▁by ▁Jess ie ▁Brown ▁P ounds ▁and ▁music ▁by ▁John ▁Syl v ester ▁F ear is ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁gained ▁huge ▁popular ity ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁William ▁McK in ley ' s ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁fun er als ▁for ▁dec ades ▁subsequently , ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁do z ens ▁of ▁recorded ▁versions . ▁ ▁History ▁" Be aut iful ▁Is le ▁of ▁Some where " ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁poem ▁entitled ▁" Be aut iful ▁Is le " ▁by ▁Jess ie ▁Brown ▁P ounds . ▁ ▁The ▁words ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁during ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁miser able ▁weather . ▁ ▁Pers u aded ▁or ▁possibly ▁forced ▁to ▁stay ▁home , ▁the