Cabbage Theft Ends in Tragedy at Headingon Church
2 August 2021
St. Andrew's Church, St, Headington
A misunderstanding ended in tragedy in 1872, when the Parish Clerk of Headington was accused of stealing cabbages from a neighbour.
A Suicide Buried Near Donnington Bridge
26 July 2021
Donnington Bridge Road
In 1803 the body of a perfidious harness maker was buried at the junction of Donnington Bridge Road and the Iffley Road.
A Pentagram at Adderbury Church
26 July 2021
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 1 Mill Ln, Adderbury
On the exterior wall at Adderbury church can be found a symbol that many would associate with the occult, paganism and witchcraft.
The Hound of the Baskervilles in Oxfordshire?
9 July 2021
Crowsley Park, Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire
Hell hounds, legends and a real-life Henry Baskerville link this Oxfordshire house to the famous Sherlock Holmes adventure.
A Haunted Wardrobe at Carterton Manor
4 July 2021
Priory Manor Farm, Manor Road, Brize Norton
An advert in the London Morning Post on 19 August 1937, offered for sale a large Victorian wardrobe, complete with ghost!
Arrested for Palmistry at St John's College
3 July 2021
St John's College, St. Giles, Oxford
In 1893 a woman was fined 10 shillings for practicing 'unlawful and subtle craft' in the gardens of St. John's College.
The Devil at Bloxham, Adderbury and King's Sutton
2 July 2021
St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Bloxham
The devil is said to have played a part in building the church spires in these three Oxfordshire villages.
The Story of Moonraker Lane, Bampton
1 July 2021
Moonraker Lane, Bampton
The curiously named Moonraker Lane harks back to a running joke from the past about mistaking the moon's reflection for a cheese!
Railway Disaster at Bicester
30 June 2021
Bicester Railway Station, London Rd, Bicester
In 1861 a misunderstanding between station staff and a train driver cost the lives of 6 people at Bicester railway station.
A Suicide Buried at the Crossroads
16 June 2021
B4022, Charlbury
The crossroads known as 'Condive's Corner' is believed to be haunted by a suicide. Or was it a murder?