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.
A Headless Encounter at Lyneham Longbarrow
14 December 2021
A361, Burford - Chipping Norton
A man claims to have encountered a headless figure one dark winters night while walking from Chipping Norton to Burford.
Corpse Lights at Fringford Mill
9 December 2021
A4421, Fringford
Spooky lights around Fringford Mill have been blamed for causing mishaps and even deaths.
The Unsolved Murder of Kate Dungey
1 December 2021
Longridge Farm, Henley-on-Thames
The violent murder of Kate Dungey shocked the town of Henley in 1893, and over a century later the identity of her murderer remains a mystery!
Fairies and Goblins at Adwell Cop
29 November 2021
Adwell Cop, near Adwell, South Oxfordshire
Tales of fairies have long been associated with the long barrow that tops this South Oxfordshire hill.
An Exorcism at Bampton Manor House
24 November 2021
Broad Street, Bampton
When troubled by a restless spirit, the residents at Bampton Manor House opted to trap the ghost in a barrel of beer!
A roundabout above a graveyard
23 November 2021
The Plain, St. Clement's, Oxford
Travellers across the Plain may not be aware that they are crossing the site of a disused graveyard.
Halloween Divination at Bampton Church
23 November 2021
Church Lane, Bampton
If you wished to find out who was going to die in Bampton, you just needed to go to the church at midnight on 31 October!
The Ghost of Sir George Cobb at Adderbury
23 November 2021
Sir Georges Lane, Adderbury
It is claimed that the spectral funeral coach of Sir George Cobb can be seen in the vicinity of his former home in Adderbury.
Man assaults woman, claims to be bulldog
22 November 2021
North Bar Street, Banbury
In 1873 Richard Eden assaulted Elizabeth Gunn in North Bar Street, Banbury. At his trial, he made some startling claims.