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A map of Baldon House, 1897

A Haunted Bridge at Baldon House

13 January 2022

Baldon House, Marsh Baldon

The lake at Baldon House is said to be haunted by the ghosts of a family who drowned there in the late nineteenth century.

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Woodcut of Witches

James Jagger, Magical Cunning Man of Bicester

10 January 2022

Priory Road, Bicester

Eighteenth-century cunning man James Jagger was famed in Bicester for his ability to magically find lost objects and detect thieves.

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St. Mary's Church, Thame

The Grey Lady of St. Mary's Church, Thame

5 January 2022

St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Thame

The ghost of a lady in grey has been reported since the 1880s, often brushing past unsuspecting visitors on the belfry stairs!

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Lyneham Longbarrow

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.

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Bampton Manor House

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!

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Adderbury church

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.

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St. Helen's Church, West St. Helen's Street, Abingdon

Poltergeist in West St Helen Street, Abingdon

16 November 2021

West St Helen Street, Abingdon

In May 1891, Abingdon was troubled by a poltergeist who persistently threw objects through windows in the vicinity of West St Helen Street.

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Merton College, viewed across Merton Field.

Tolkien's Ghost at Merton College

1 November 2021

Merton College, Merton Street, Oxford

J.R.R. Tolkien's ghost is said to walk the quads and corridors of Merton College, leaving behind it a distinctive whiff of pipe smoke!

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