Spanish Liquor Day in Wychwood Forest
30 April 2021
Cornbury Park, Charlbury
On Palm Sunday it is traditional for villagers to walk into Wychwood forest to collect spring water to mix with liquorice to make 'Spanish Water'.
A Cut Throat at Chipping Norton
10 April 2021
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
The troubled marriage of Joseph and Henrietta Walker ended in murder in 1887.
Murder and Madness on Blenheim Estate
7 April 2021
Water Meadow Gate, Blenheim Park, Bladon
Petty grievances can get out of hand among people who are forced to work together, as is shown by the murder of William Beckley.
The Murder of Mary Hanna Allen at Cassington
3 April 2021
Hampton House, The Green, Cassington
A broken love affair ended in tragedy when the wayward Harry Rowles murdered Mary Hanna Allen at her home in Cassington in December 1877.
A White Lady and Hidden Treasure at Pudlicote
29 March 2021
A361, Pudlicote, Chipping Norton
The ghost of a 'white lady' known as 'Gran' is said to haunt a junction near Pudlicote, Chipping Norton. Some say she hid a hoard of sovereigns nearby.
The Murder of Ann Merrick at Witney
29 March 2021
Meeting House Lane, Witney
"I shall kill Ann Merrick tonight or tomorrow night. And there's another down the street I'd like to serve the same. My sister!"
The Hoar Stone at Enstone
16 March 2021
B4022, Enstone
This Neolithic monument stands at the intersection of two lay lines. The largest stone is believed to walk to the pub on Midsummer's eve for a drink.
The Hawk Stone at Dean
16 March 2021
Dean, near Spelsbury
It is believed that the cleft at the top of this standing stone was made by the chains of the witches who were chained to the stone to be burned.
Ghost of a Hanged Vicar at Chipping Norton
16 March 2021
St Mary's Church, Church Street, Chipping Norton
Vicar Henry Joyes was hanged in chains from Chipping Norton church tower for his part in the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Rising of 1549.