The Story of Moonraker Lane, Bampton
1 July 2021
Moonraker Lane, Bampton
The curiously named Moonraker Lane harks back to a running joke from the past about mistaking the moon's reflection for a cheese!
A Suicide Buried at the Crossroads
16 June 2021
B4022, Charlbury
The crossroads known as 'Condive's Corner' is believed to be haunted by a suicide. Or was it a murder?
Hoar Stones and Burial Mounds at Barton Park
4 June 2021
Barton Park, A4260
In the grounds of Barton Park can be found the remains of a long barrow marked by a group of stones. Move these stones at your peril!
Phantom Hitch-hiker at Asthall
29 May 2021
Asthall Manor, Asthall
Asthall has its own variant on the classic phantom hitch-hiker urban legend concerning a vanishing 'gypsy-like' girl.
Death by Gin at Brize Norton
18 May 2021
Brize Norton, West Oxfordshire
In 1858 five people became sick and two died after drinking from the same bottle of gin. Was a poisoner at large in Brize Norton?
Doom Painting at South Leigh
7 May 2021
St. James the Great Church, Church End, South Leigh
South Leigh church has a great example of a 15th-century doom painting, complete with smiling demons dragging sinners to hell.
Wife Selling and Rough Music in Burford
4 May 2021
Symon Wysdom's House, 1 High Street, Burford
A Burford man who attempted to 'sell' his wife at Chipping Norton market in 1855 got more than he bargained for!
Adultery, Murder and Hauntings at Stanton Harcourt
3 May 2021
Main Road, Stanton Harcourt
The Lady Pool at Stanton Harcourt is believed to house two restless spirits, both of whom met their deaths in connection to adultery.
The 'Royalist Devil' of Blenheim Palace
2 May 2021
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
In Autumn 1649 the Parliamentary forces stationed at Woodstock Manor were subject to a terrifying and prolonged supernatural assault.