Weymouth Journal: Far From London, And Maddeningly Far From the Crowds.

WEYMOUTH, England - The bubonic plague is said to have come ashore in this coastal town, carried by fleas infected by rats. The so-called Black Death quickly spread throughout the British Isles. ''We try to play that one down, especially in light of some people's thinking about British food,'' Lorraine Morris of the county tourism office said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]