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St. Kenelm's Church, Enstone

A body-snatching hoax at Enstone church

9 February 2023

St Kenelm's Church, Enstone

In February 1832, the peaceful village of Enstone was suddenly alive with stories of grave-robbing. But were these rumours true?

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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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Church of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford

Grave robbing at St. Mary Magdalen church, Oxford

30 January 2023

9 Magdalen Street, Oxford

With Oxford's anatomy schools desperate for cadavers, resurrection men were at work in the very centre of the city!

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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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Swinbrook Manor

The Highwaymen of Swinbrook Manor

13 January 2023

Swinbrook Manor, Swinbrook

In 1806 Swinbrook locals started to believe there was something decidedly odd about the new tenants for Swinbrook Manor...

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Airmen's Bridge, Wolvercote

Two die in 1912 aeroplane crash at Wolvercote

10 January 2023

Godstow Road, Wolvercote

At plaque on a bridge between Wolvercote and Godstow commemorates two members of the Royal Flying Corps who lost their lives here in 1912.

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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 Old Blueberry Inn, Blewbury

Ghosts and Murders at the Old Blueberry Inn, Blewbury

14 December 2022

The Old Blueberry Inn, London Road, Blewbury

The ghost of an ex-landlord is said to haunt the former Blueberry Inn, but there are also rumours of disappearing guests and bodies buried in the garden!

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