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Where was William Blake buried after his death in 1827?
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William Blake
William Blake, oil on canvas by Thomas Phillips, 1807; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Following his death in London on August 12, 1827, William Blake was buried in Bunhill Fields, a burial ground historically used by Nonconformists. Despite this location, he was interred with the funeral service of the Church of England.1