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Why is Eric Blair buried in Sutton Courteney

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    Why is Eric Blair buried in Sutton Courteney

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    It seems nobody knows! Great bloke though, wasn't he?
    Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter

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    Despite his atheism Orwell requested to be buried in accordance with the Anglican rite in the graveyard of the closest church to wherever he happened to die. The graveyards in central London had no space, and fearing that he might have to be cremated, against his wishes, his widow appealed to his friends to see if any of them knew of a church with space in its graveyard. David Astor lived in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire and negotiated with the vicar for Orwell to be interred in All Saints' Churchyard there, although he had no connection with the village.[30] His gravestone bore the simple epitaph: "Here lies Eric Arthur Blair, born 25 June 1903, died 21 January 1950"; no mention is made on the gravestone of his more famous pen-name.
    Ah, good old Wikipedia to the rescue!
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