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.
Courtroom Curses at the Black Assize
29 March 2021
Oxford Castle, New Road, Oxford
The 'Black Assize' was the name given to the assize courts held at Oxford in 1577, during which at least 300 people died of an unknown illness.
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 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 Burning of the Oxford Martyrs
29 March 2021
Broad Street, Oxford
An iron cross marks the spot where three bishops were burned at the stake in 1555 and 1556 for refusing to convert to Catholicism.
The Ghost of Obadiah Walker at University College Oxford
24 March 2021
University College, High Street, Oxford
University College is said to be haunted by the ghost of Obadiah Walker, who was Master of the college during the latter half of the 17th century.
Ghostly Monks at Wadham College
23 March 2021
Wadham College, Park Road, Oxford
Wadham College stands on the site of an Augustinian Priory. Sightings of ghostly monks have long been reported in the college grounds.
Mary Blandy's House at Henley-on-Thames
22 March 2021
Blandy House, Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames
The murder Mary Blandy is perhaps Henley-on-Thames's most notorious former resident.
Murder of a Woodeaton Gamekeeper
22 March 2021
Woodeaton, Oxfordshire
The body of Woodeaton gamekeeper Thomas Cooper was found face down in the mud in the early hours of 4 November 1835. He had been murdered.
A Murder in Woodcote
18 March 2021
Woodcote, Wallingford
On 7 May 1839 the widow Fanny Phillips was found murdered in her bed, her life savings of £300 stolen. And her murderer nearly got away with it!