The Headless St. Fremund at Cropredy
6 May 2021
St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Cropredy
St. Mary's Church at Cropredy has a link to an 8th-century saint with a particularly macabre backstory.
Wife Selling and Rough Music in Burford
4 May 2021
Symon Wysdom's House, 1 High Street, Burford
A Burford man who attempted to 'sell' his wife at Chipping Norton market in 1855 got more than he bargained for!
Spanish Liquor Day in Wychwood Forest
30 April 2021
Cornbury Park, Charlbury
On Palm Sunday it is traditional for villagers to walk into Wychwood forest to collect spring water to mix with liquorice to make 'Spanish Water'.
Hidden treasure and ravens at Wittenham Clumps
24 April 2021
Wittenham Clumps, Little Wittenham, Didcot OX14 4QZ
An ancient hoard of buried treasure is believed to be hidden at The Money Pit on Wittenham Clumps, guarded by a great raven.
Wayland's Smithy
22 April 2021
Wayland's Smithy, The Ridgeway, Ashbury
If you leave a coin and your horse at Wayland's Smithy overnight, in the morning your coin will be gone and your horse will have new shoes.
The Blowing Stone of Kingston Lisle
19 April 2021
2 Blowing Stone Cottages, Kingston Lisle, Wantage
The Blowing Stone is a large sarsen stone covered with holes that makes an eerie booming sound when blown into.
Uffington White Horse and Dragon Hill
18 April 2021
White Horse Hill, Uffington, Oxfordshire
Many myths and legends surround the bronze age hill carving on White Horse Hill, which for centuries was the site of a local fair.
A Statue to Dagon at Banbury?
14 April 2021
Banbury Cross, A361, Banbury
In July 1600 the High Cross at Banbury was pulled down by Puritans, who considered the images thereon a form a pagan idolatry.