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An old postcard of Sheet Street, Burford

Poltergeist in Wiggins Yard, Burford

12 June 2023

Between Sheep Street and High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire

A row of Burford cottages, long since pulled down, are said to have been abandoned due to persistent poltergeist activity.

Ghosts at the Highway Inn, Burford

9 June 2023

117 High St, Burford

This historic Burford pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young Victorian woman in a frilly white apron.

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!

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!

Ghosts at the Former George Inn, Burford

7 June 2022

Antiques @ the George, High Street, Burford

Notorious 18th-century criminals Tom and Harry Dunsdon are said to still haunt the pub that their bodies paid a visit to in between their execution and gibbeting!