St Mary's was strongly linked with the Castle, where public executions were carried out, and contains many interesting burials - felons, plague victims, and casualties of the siege. In a corner of its churchyard are the unmarked graves of three witches found guilty at Chester Assizes of ‘magick and conjury' - and summarily hung by the neck until dead. Sadly, none of the gravestones are still standing, although some are in use in pathways.
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