Crossbones Graveyard is a historic, unconsecrated former paupers' burial ground in Southwark, South London, that serves as a powerful monument to the city's marginalized "Outcast Dead." Dating back to at least the 16th century, it is famously the final resting place for the "Winchester Geese"—a historical nickname for the medieval sex workers who operated in local brothels. This ironic title arose because Southwark fell outside the law of the City of London and was instead controlled by the Bishop of Winchester, who licensed, regulated, and heavily taxed the area's sex trade- London, UK
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