The Battle of Mr Sturdy and Mr Castle
10 February 2023
Sturdy's Castle, Banbury Road, Tackley
Sturdy's Castle is a pub with a curious name, and an even more curious legend that inspired it.
A body-snatching hoax at Enstone church
9 February 2023
St Kenelm's Church, Enstone
In February 1832, the peaceful village of Enstone was suddenly alive with stories of grave-robbing. But were these rumours true?
Baby-farming and ghosts at Stonelands
3 February 2023
Stonelands, Burford Road, Brize Norton
The Stonelands area in between Brize Norton and Burford had a dark reputation in the 18th and 19th centuries as a location for 'baby-farming,'. Is Stonelands haunted by the ghost of a child-murderer?
Christmas ghosts and talking cats at Idbury Woods
3 February 2023
Unknown woodland near Idbury
Folklorist Katherine Briggs records a strange tale of travellers lost in the snow and harassed by ghosts, who receive assistance from an unusual source!
Grave robbing at St. Mary Magdalen church, Oxford
30 January 2023
9 Magdalen Street, Oxford
With Oxford's anatomy schools desperate for cadavers, resurrection men were at work in the very centre of the city!
The Murder and Ghost of William Noble Edden
30 January 2023
St. Mary's Church, Thame
Murderer, clairvoyant visions and ghosts all come together is twisting, turning tale from 1828.
The Highwaymen of Swinbrook Manor
13 January 2023
Swinbrook Manor, Swinbrook
In 1806 Swinbrook locals started to believe there was something decidedly odd about the new tenants for Swinbrook Manor...
The White Mark of Watlington Hill
11 January 2023
Watlington Chalk Pit (nature reserve)
While Watlington's own huge chalk hill carving might not rival that at Wilmington or Uffington, it has an amusing story behind it that deserved to be more widely known.
Ghosts of the Old Vicarage, Burford
10 January 2023
8 High Street, Burford
The history of the Old Vicarage in Burford is full of ghosts, and possibly even murders!
The Legend of Black Jack's Hole
10 January 2023
River Thames between Godstow and Binsey
This bend in the River Thames between Binsey and Godstow is named for a legendary goblin-like figure who was said to lure swimmers to a watery grave!