I think it is because his parents and five brothers are buried there.
Pip often visited the churchyard because it was where his family members were buried. He visited the graves of his parents and siblings to pay his respects and to feel a connection to his past.
to look at their names on their gravestones ..I think that
Pip was visiting his parents' graves in the churchyard when he heard a terrible voice calling out to him. The voice belonged to a convict who had escaped from prison and was hiding in the churchyard.
at the churchyard
Pip's benefactor, Magwitch, carried a file and food when Pip met him in the churchyard. The file was for escaping from the prison ship and the food was for sustenance during his escape.
A terrified Pip instantly leaves the churchyard and returns home to Joe and Mrs. Joe. During the night, he sneaks down to the kitchen and steals food and brandy to give to the convict Magwitch/Provis.
Pumblechook treats Pip with disdain and condescension before his visit to Satis House. He belittles Pip and makes him feel inferior and unworthy.
When the story opens, Pip is visiting the graves of his parents and siblings in the village churchyard. He is feeling alone and vulnerable in the graveyard, which sets the tone for the gloomy and haunting atmosphere of the opening scene in Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations".
Pip believes that Biddy has hurt him because she refuses his romantic advances and chooses to marry Joe instead. He feels rejected and hurt that she didn't reciprocate his feelings.
Miss Havisham and Estella were too busy to visit with Pip.
Estella was studying abroad[:
Joe agrees to let Pip visit Satis House when Miss Havisham requests his presence. However, he believes that Pip should stay away from there because he fears it may be influencing Pip negatively, leading him to forget his humble roots and become ashamed of his family and upbringing. Joe wants to protect Pip from these negative influences.
Thomas Churchyard died in 1604.
The House by the Churchyard was created in 1863.