'She dared me to do it': Murder at Horley
11 June 2021
Horley, Banbury
In May 1952 Oliver Butler strangled Rose Meadows. He told police she was obsessed with death and had egged him on to killer her. Was he telling the truth?
The Headless Horseman of Towersey
10 June 2021
St Catherine's Church, Church Lane, Towersey
The ghost of a headless Civil War cavalier can reportedly be seen riding between the place of his death and St Catherine's Church, Towersey.
Civil War Ghosts in Froggledown Lane, Yarnton
6 June 2021
Froggledown Lane, Yarnton
The sound of the Royalist troops marching through is said to haunt this footpath near Yarnton.
'Death by misadventure' at RAF Abingdon
5 June 2021
RAF Abingdon
On 5 April 1939 Pilot Officer paid the ultimate price for his inadequate flight suit during bombing practice over Abingdon Airfield.
Hoar Stones and Burial Mounds at Barton Park
4 June 2021
Barton Park, A4260
In the grounds of Barton Park can be found the remains of a long barrow marked by a group of stones. Move these stones at your peril!
Fair Rosamund's Ghost at the Trout Inn
1 June 2021
The Trout Inn, Godstow Road, Wolvercote
The ghost of 'Fair Rosamund' Clifford, mistress to Henry II, is said to haunt the scene of their secret trysts at the Trout Inn at Godstow.
Bullingdon Club in 'Orgy of Destruction' at Christ Church
31 May 2021
Christ Church College, St Aldates, Oxford
After a drunken dinner party, members of the exclusive Bullingdon Club smashed all 468 windows in the main quad at Christ Church College.
Saints, Snakes and Bones at Dorchester Abbey
30 May 2021
Dorchester Abbey, High St, Dorchester
After St Birinus was killed by a snake bite, a local legend states that no snake can live within earshot of the bell at Dorchester Abbey.
Phantom Hitch-hiker at Asthall
29 May 2021
Asthall Manor, Asthall
Asthall has its own variant on the classic phantom hitch-hiker urban legend concerning a vanishing 'gypsy-like' girl.
Troy Maze at Somerton
28 May 2021
Troy Farm, Somerton
The Troy Maze at Somerton is a rare example of a genuine post-medieval turf maze in England.