Chilvers Coton Church

Title

Chilvers Coton Church

Description

George Eliot was baptised at Chilvers Coton Church in November 1819. Chilvers Coton Church is the inspiration for Shepperton Church in “The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton,” published in 1857.

Source

Swinnerton, Emily. George Eliot: her Early Home. London: R. Tuck, 1899. 

Publisher

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett.
https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

Rights

CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Free sharing is encouraged. Please cite your source (database) as George Eliot Archive, Edited by Beverley Park Rilett.

Type

Illustration