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The Old George Inn, Burford

Ghosts at the Former George Inn, Burford

7 June 2022

Antiques @ the George, High Street, Burford

Notorious 18th-century criminals Tom and Harry Dunsdon are said to still haunt the pub that their bodies paid a visit to in between their execution and gibbeting!

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A map of Yarnton, circa 1911

Christabel's Ghost at Yarnton

23 February 2022

College Mead, Little Blenheim, Yarnton

This area of Yarnton is said to be haunted by the ghost of Christabel, a young woman who took her own life after discovering her lover has been unfaithful.

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Eynsham Railway Station, 1959

The Eynsham Railway Station Robbery of 1927

13 February 2022

Old Station Way, Eynsham

In December 1927 an attempt to steal the safe from Eynsham Railway Station resulted in a harrowing ordeal for station porter Frederick Castle.

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A vintage postcard of Shipton-Under-Wychwood

Stolen Skulls at Shipton-Under-Wychwood

1 February 2022

St Mary the Virgin church, Shipton under Wychwood

A humorous local story from 1894 features drunken dares, practical jokes and stolen human remains!

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North Leigh Roman Villa

Ghosts at North Leigh Roman Villa

24 January 2022

East End, North Leigh

The Roman villa at North Leigh was one of the largest in England. But do more supernatural relics of the past linger on here as well?

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Charlbury Anti-Vaccination Protest Poster, 1897

Charlbury Anti-Vaccination Riots of 1897

6 January 2022

Church Street, Charlbury

In 1897, riotous scenes in Charlbury made headlines nationwide as the small town found itself at the centre of the debate around compulsory smallpox vaccinations.

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A map of Taston circa 1896

Thor Stone at Taston

4 January 2022

Taston Road, Taston

This standing stone is said to be all that remains of a lightning bolt thrown to earth by the Norse God Thor!

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The River Evenlode

Beating the Bounds Tragedy at Charlbury

29 December 2021

River Evenlode, Charlbury

A quaint custom ended in disaster in 1924 when a capsized boat on the River Evenlode resulted in the drowning of three children.

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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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