The Burning of the Oxford Martyrs
29 March 2021
Broad Street, Oxford
An iron cross marks the spot where three bishops were burned at the stake in 1555 and 1556 for refusing to convert to Catholicism.
The Ghost of Obadiah Walker at University College Oxford
24 March 2021
University College, High Street, Oxford
University College is said to be haunted by the ghost of Obadiah Walker, who was Master of the college during the latter half of the 17th century.
Ghostly Monks at Wadham College
23 March 2021
Wadham College, Park Road, Oxford
Wadham College stands on the site of an Augustinian Priory. Sightings of ghostly monks have long been reported in the college grounds.
Mary Blandy's House at Henley-on-Thames
22 March 2021
Blandy House, Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames
The murder Mary Blandy is perhaps Henley-on-Thames's most notorious former resident.
Murder of a Woodeaton Gamekeeper
22 March 2021
Woodeaton, Oxfordshire
The body of Woodeaton gamekeeper Thomas Cooper was found face down in the mud in the early hours of 4 November 1835. He had been murdered.
A Murder in Woodcote
18 March 2021
Woodcote, Wallingford
On 7 May 1839 the widow Fanny Phillips was found murdered in her bed, her life savings of £300 stolen. And her murderer nearly got away with it!
The Hoar Stone at Enstone
16 March 2021
B4022, Enstone
This Neolithic monument stands at the intersection of two lay lines. The largest stone is believed to walk to the pub on Midsummer's eve for a drink.
The Hawk Stone at Dean
16 March 2021
Dean, near Spelsbury
It is believed that the cleft at the top of this standing stone was made by the chains of the witches who were chained to the stone to be burned.
Ghost of a Hanged Vicar at Chipping Norton
16 March 2021
St Mary's Church, Church Street, Chipping Norton
Vicar Henry Joyes was hanged in chains from Chipping Norton church tower for his part in the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Rising of 1549.
Murder in Wychwood Forest
16 March 2021
Wychwood Forest, West Oxfordshire
"My neck is but very short now, perhaps it may be longer at midsummer!" - William James, who was hanged for the murder of gamekeeper James Millen in 1824.