A Murderous Student in Divinity Road
10 March 2021
Divinity Road, East Oxford
"One moonshiny night, as I sat high, Waiting for one to come by, The boughs did bend, my heart did ache, To see what hole the fox did make."
The Beast of Otmoor
10 March 2021
Upper Arncott, Oxfordshire
Sightings of big cats have been reported in the area of Otmoor for the last 30 years. Does the area have its own crypto-zoological mystery?
Miraculous Oats of Otmoor
10 March 2021
Otmoor, Oxford
The legend of how Otmoor got its name features a Lady Godiva-esque women, a horse and an astonishing sheaf of oats .
Tombs and Prophecies at North Leigh
8 March 2021
St Mary's Church, Church Lane, North Leigh
Legends about St. Mary's Church at North Leigh include a love spell gone wrong, and the tomb of the hated Lord and Lady Wilcote that may carry a curse.
Foxes and Witches in Kirtlington
8 March 2021
Kirtlington
The popular belief that witches could turn themselves into animals is at the centre of this legend about a local Kirtlington woman.
The Despicable Dunsdons of Fulbrook
3 March 2021
Fulbrook, Burford
The Dunsdon brothers were once the most feared criminals in all of Wychwood, but they met their end due to a bungled burglary that resulted in a severed arm!
The Terrible Tanfields at Great Tew
3 March 2021
Great Tew House, Great Tew
The 17th century aristocrats Lord and Lady Tanfield were despised by the people of Burford during their lifetimes, but are also said to haunt their old home in Great Tew.
The Wicked Tanfields of Burford
3 March 2021
Burford Church, Church Lane, Burford
The exploits for Burford's most notorious former residents, Lord and Lady Tanfield, are the stuff of legend, and terrifying ghostly legend at that!
Mysterious Maude of the Manor at Weston on the Green
3 March 2021
The Manor Country House Hotel, Weston on the Green
The ghost of a nun known as Maude is said to haunt 'The Oak Room' at Weston Manor House, the property now known as The Manor Country House Hotel.
Poltergeists at the Plough Inn, Clifton Hampden
3 March 2021
The Plough Inn, Clifton Hampden
Supernatural events reported at this picturesque thatched inn include doors opening by themselves, inexplicable sounds, 'a sort of bluish light' and empty glasses being upturned in the bar.