Show alte of tyburn tyburn tyburn was the chief place of execution in london from to 1781 1783 tho the real ml site of tyburn Is a matter matte of dispute but it to Is supposed to have been situated near the lower corner comer of roa road 4 january BO 1601 the bodies of ahrer cromwell ireton ane ani were exposed at tyburn it derived its name from burne two rivulets and was so BO named from two email streams that hut met in that locality and flowed jato nto the thamer the tha first execution in front of newgate which supplanted ua its a place of execution took place december demma ar 0 1781 |