A Christmas Eve Railway Disaster at Shipton-on-Cherwell
25 April 2021
Shipton-on-Cherwell, Kidlington
On Christmas Eve 1874 a passenger train derailed in snowy conditions at Shipton-on-Cherwell, resulting in 34 deaths and 69 serious injuries.
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.
Ghosts at the Red Lion, Kidlington
8 April 2021
The Red Lion, Oxford Road, Kidlington
This Kidlington pub is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died in the fire that destroyed the pub's original building.
A Murder at Williamscot
30 March 2021
Williamscot, near Banbury
In January 1852 a young Italian immigrant told authorities in Banbury that robbers had killed his uncle. However, the truth was very different...
The Ghost of Sir James Dashwood at Kirtlington
29 March 2021
Heyford Road, A4095, Kirtlington
Kirtlington village pond is said to house the troublesome ghost of unpopular 18th Century aristocrat Sir James Dashwood.
The Beast of Otmoor
10 March 2021
Upper Arncott, Oxfordshire
Sightings of big cats have been reported around Otmoor for the last 30 years. Does Oxfordshire have its own crypto-zoological mystery?
Miraculous Oats of Otmoor
10 March 2021
Otmoor, Oxford
The legend of how Otmoor got its name features a Lady Godiva-esque women, a horse and an astonishing sheaf of oats .
Foxes and Witches in Kirtlington
8 March 2021
Kirtlington
The popular belief that witches could turn themselves into animals is at the centre of this legend about a local Kirtlington woman.
Mysterious Maude of the Manor at Weston on the Green
3 March 2021
The Manor Country House Hotel, Weston on the Green
The ghost of a nun known as Maude is said to haunt 'The Oak Room' at Weston Manor House, the property now known as The Manor Country House Hotel.