   bunhill fields is a former burial ground in the london borough of islington, north of the city of london, now managed as a public garden by the city of london corporation. it is about  in extent, although historically it was much larger. it was in use as a burial ground from 1665 until 1854, by which date approximately 123,000 interments were estimated to have taken place. over 2,000 monuments remain. it was particularly favoured by nonconformists, and contains the graves of many notable people, including john bunyan (d. 1688), author of the pilgrim's progress; daniel defoe (d. 1731), author of robinson crusoe; william blake (d. 1827), artist, poet, and mystic; susanna wesley (d. 1742), known as the 'mother of methodism' through her education of sons john and charles; thomas bayes (d. 1761), statistician and philosopher; and isaac watts (d. 1748), the "father of hymnology". nearby was a separate quaker burying ground, also known by the name bunhill fields, and in use from 1661 to 1855. george fox (d. 1691), one of the founders of the movement, was among those buried here. its remains are also now a public garden (quaker gardens), managed by the london borough of islington. == historical background == thumb|left|plan of the present bunhill fields public gardens (east at the top). areas in green are fenced, and contain the surviving monuments. areas in yellow and white have been largely cleared of monuments, and are fully accessible to the public. bunhill fields was part of the manor of finsbury (originally fensbury), which has its origins as the prebend of halliwell and finsbury, belonging to st paul's cathedral and established in 1104. in 1315 the prebendary manor was granted by robert baldock to the mayor and commonalty of london. this act enabled more general public access to a large area of fen or moor stretching from the city of london's boundary (london wall), to the village of hoxton. in 1498 part of the otherwise unenclosed landscape was set aside to form a large field for military exercises of archers and others. this part of the manor still bears the name "
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