贝里街，康威
“berry”是一种水果，叫做浆果。贝里街（浆果街）这个名称可能会让你联想到好吃的食物，但实际上这条街的名字有一个凶险的起源。大瘟疫，或称“黑死病”，它在1665年的春天首先出现在伦敦。很快康威就出现了感染者。鼠疫主要通过鼠蚤传播，它可能是跟着访问康威的船只来到康威的。
没过多久，很多康威人死于瘟疫，人数如此之多，以至于正常的挖坟墓埋葬尸体的程序无法处理那么多尸体。于是人们在城镇一角挖了一个具大的坟墓来埋尸体。现在的贝里街正好经过这个大坟墓。这条街的名字其实是英文单词“埋葬”的一个同音词。
在这样的背景下，街道的一些居民声称该地区有鬼也就不足为奇了。
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