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The Burford Dragon Ceremony (1980)

Dragon Ceremony at Burford

8 October 2021

Burford

Every midsummer a dragon puppet is paraded through the streets of Burford in a ceremony that dates back over 1200 years.

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A Whitsun Morris Dance

Kirtlington Lamb Ale

27 August 2021

Kirtlington

Fancy having your thumbs tied behind your back and chasing a live lamb? Then the annual Lamb Ale at Kirtlington is for you!

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Whitsun Ale at Woodstock illustration

Whitsun Ale at Woodstock

19 August 2021

Woodstock

Chaotic scenes and drunken revelry were par for the course on this particularly boozy religious holiday.

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Sheela Na Gig at Oxford

Oxford's Sheela Na Gig

6 August 2021

St Michael at the North Gate Church, Cornmarket Street, Oxford

This explicit stone carving is an unusual addition to one of Oxford's oldest churches.

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Pentagram at Adderbury Church

A Pentagram at Adderbury Church

26 July 2021

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 1 Mill Ln, Adderbury

On the exterior wall at Adderbury church can be found a symbol that many would associate with the occult, paganism and witchcraft.

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Crowsley Park

The Hound of the Baskervilles in Oxfordshire?

9 July 2021

Crowsley Park, Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire

Hell hounds, legends and a real-life Henry Baskerville link this Oxfordshire house to the famous Sherlock Holmes adventure.

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Gargoyle at St. Mary's Church, Bloxham

The Devil at Bloxham, Adderbury and King's Sutton

2 July 2021

St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Bloxham

The devil is said to have played a part in building the church spires in these three Oxfordshire villages.

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Bampton, Oxfordshire

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!

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