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Map showing Gansdown (or Gangsdown) Hill

The Unsolved Murder of Richard Green

8 December 2023

A7074, Gansdown Hill

Richard Green was violently murdered one December night, yet his loyal horse still managed to deliver him home by morning.

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Cottages in North Moreton

The Bewitching of Anne Gunter of North Moreton

18 May 2023

North Moreton, South Oxfordshire

When 14-year-old Anne Gunter claimed to have been bewitched, North Moreton became the focus of national, and even royal, interest.

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Lord William's School map

Haunted Lord William's School, Thame

9 April 2023

Lord William's School, Oxford Road, Thame

Thame's oldest school is said to be haunted by the ghost of a school Matron who was murdered by another staff member in the 19th century.

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A map showing the junction between the Botley turnpike and Binsey Lane where Betsy was killed

Brutal murder of a match girl

9 March 2023

Botley Road/Binsey Lane, Oxford

The murder of Betsy Richards in 1871 was described by Oxford Coroner William Brunner as the worst crime he had seen in his 28 year career.

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Culham station

Infanticide at Culham Station

17 February 2023

Culham Station, Abingdon Rd, Culham

In 1873, Culham stationmaster William Bradshaw made a grisly discovery in the station toilets that saw passenger Jane Haines on trial for infanticide.

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Stonelands map

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?

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The Thames - Aylesbury road

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.

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The door of the Old Vicarage, Burford

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!

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Church of St. Agatha, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

Murder at St. Agatha's: Death comes to Brightwell

6 January 2023

Parish church of St. Agatha, Church Lane, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

The church of St. Agatha at Brightwell-cum-Sotwell was the scene of a grizzly murder in 1507, when the parish priest was stabbed to death at the alter.

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The former Smith's blanket factory, Witney

The 'Witney Tragedy' - Murder on Bridge Street

22 November 2022

Bridge Street, Witney

John William Rose admitted shooting his father in the eye. Was he defending his mother, or was it cold-blooded murder?

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