Stolen Skulls at Shipton-Under-Wychwood
1 February 2022
St Mary the Virgin church, Shipton under Wychwood
A humorous local story from 1894 features drunken dares, practical jokes and stolen human remains!
Ghosts at North Leigh Roman Villa
24 January 2022
East End, North Leigh
The Roman villa at North Leigh was one of the largest in England. But do more supernatural relics of the past linger on here as well?
The Oxford Rail Disaster of 1853
20 January 2022
Oxford Railway Station, Rewley Road
On the 8th January 1853, a series of misunderstandings led to one of the most deadly rail disasters in Oxford's history.
A Haunted Bridge at Baldon House
13 January 2022
Baldon House, Marsh Baldon
The lake at Baldon House is said to be haunted by the ghosts of a family who drowned there in the late nineteenth century.
James Jagger, Magical Cunning Man of Bicester
10 January 2022
Priory Road, Bicester
Eighteenth-century cunning man James Jagger was famed in Bicester for his ability to magically find lost objects and detect thieves.
Charlbury Anti-Vaccination Riots of 1897
6 January 2022
Church Street, Charlbury
In 1897, riots in Charlbury made national headlines as the small town found itself at the centre of the debate around compulsory smallpox vaccinations.
The Grey Lady of St. Mary's Church, Thame
5 January 2022
St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Thame
The ghost of a lady in grey has been reported since the 1880s, often brushing past unsuspecting visitors on the belfry stairs!
Thor Stone at Taston
4 January 2022
Taston Road, Taston
This standing stone is said to be all that remains of a lightning bolt thrown to earth by the Norse God Thor!
Beating the Bounds Tragedy at Charlbury
29 December 2021
River Evenlode, Charlbury
A quaint custom ended in disaster in 1924 when a capsized boat on the River Evenlode resulted in the drowning of three children.
John Clavell: Scholar, Poet, Highwayman
17 December 2021
Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square
John Clavell became famous in the 1620s for the repentant poetry he wrote while in prison awaiting trial for highway robbery.