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The Devil's Punchbowl, map circa 1913

The Devil's Punchbowl, Childrey

25 October 2023

Childrey Parish, Vale of the White Horse

How this smooth-sided Oxfordshire valley close to the Ridgeway got its devilish name is somewhat mysterious.

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Flying saucer image from Sunday Mirror article

UFO encounter near Stanford in the Vale

29 September 2023

A417 near Stanford in the Vale

In June 1978, the Mann family from Gloucestershire claimed to have encountered a UFO while driving late one night near the Oxfordshire village of Stanford in the Vale.

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Memento Mori tomb at Fyfield

The Cadaver Monument of John Golafre at Fyfield

21 September 2023

St. Nicholas's church, Fyfield

Visitors to the tomb of John Golafre at Fyfield will be confronted by a gruesome statue of his hollow-eyed corpse.

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Dandridge's Mill, East Hanney

Ghost of a suicide at Mill Bridge, East Hanney

3 September 2023

Mill Orchard, East Hanney, Wantage

This spot near Dandridge's Mill has been the site of tragedies, hauntings and more.

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Map of Long Wittenham, 1897

Ghosts of The Manor, Long Wittenham

23 May 2023

The Manor, High Street, Long Wittenham

This Manor house boasts tales of nocturnal visitations, haunted coaches and ghosts laid in ponds!

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The Bell Hotel, Faringdon

Ghosts of the Bell Hotel, Faringdon

30 December 2022

The Bell Hotel, 13 Market Place, Faringdon

This hotel is said to be haunted by the ghosts of either Cistercian monks, or mutinying soldiers from the English Civil War.

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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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Carter's Cottage, Watchfield

The Murder of Rhoda Carter at Watchfield

21 September 2022

Carter's Cottage, Chapel Hill, Watchfield

In 1893, Watchfield was the scene of one of the most famous and grizzly murders in Oxfordshire's history.

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Hinton Manor map

Ghost of a Red Lady at Hinton Manor

20 September 2022

Hinton Manor, Hinton Waldrist

The music room at Hinton Manor is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman in a long red Elizabethan gown.

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