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Downham Hill (Smallpox Hill)

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Downham Hill (Smallpox Hill)

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Please check local regulations for: The Cotswolds National Landscape

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    December 4, 2020

    Downham Hill, known locally as "Smallpox Hill is an outlying hill from the surrounding Cotswold escarpment, separated by a small valley. It offers perhaps some of the best view in the valley if not the Cotswolds! Due to the physical nature of the hill it lent itself to being a Smallpox isolation hospital during the 18th and 19th century, making it one of the earliest isolation hospitals in the country. It is believed that the hospital played a roll in Edward Jenner’s studies of the disease, and aided his eventual discovery of the Smallpox vaccine.

      July 3, 2022

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        Location: Uley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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