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The Bell Hotel, Faringdon

Ghosts of the Bell Hotel, Faringdon

30 December 2022

The Bell Hotel, 13 Market Place, Faringdon

This hotel is said to be haunted by the ghosts of either Cistercian monks, or mutinying soldiers from the English Civil War.

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The Old Blueberry Inn, Blewbury

Ghosts and Murders at the Old Blueberry Inn, Blewbury

14 December 2022

The Old Blueberry Inn, London Road, Blewbury

The ghost of an ex-landlord is said to haunt the former Blueberry Inn, but there are also rumours of disappearing guests and bodies buried in the garden!

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Carter's Cottage, Watchfield

The Murder of Rhoda Carter at Watchfield

21 September 2022

Carter's Cottage, Chapel Hill, Watchfield

In 1893, Watchfield was the scene of one of the most famous and grizzly murders in Oxfordshire's history.

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Ghost of a Red Lady at Hinton Manor

20 September 2022

Hinton Manor, Hinton Waldrist

The music room at Hinton Manor is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman in a long red Elizabethan gown.

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St. Helen's Church, West St. Helen's Street, Abingdon

Poltergeist in West St Helen Street, Abingdon

16 November 2021

West St Helen Street, Abingdon

In May 1891, Abingdon was troubled by a poltergeist who persistently threw objects through windows in the vicinity of West St Helen Street.

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The Decapitation of Ann Pullen

27 October 2021

The White Hart Inn, Grove Street, Wantage

During the Wantage Fair of 1833, the body of the landlady of the White Hart Inn was found, her head severed by a single blow.

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The Swan Inn, Rose Island, River Thames

Drowned Man Causes Oxfordshire/Berkshire Dispute

18 October 2021

River Thames near Kennington

When Charles Andrews drowned in the Thames near Kennington it sparked an inter-county argument over who was responsible for his body.

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'Death by misadventure' at RAF Abingdon

5 June 2021

RAF Abingdon

On 5 April 1939 Pilot Officer paid the ultimate price for his inadequate flight suit during bombing practice over Abingdon Airfield.

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Ashbury, Oxfordshire

A Forgotten Stone Circle at Ashbury

20 May 2021

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ashbury

It is believed that the village of Ashbury was built on the site of an ancient stone circle, as is evidenced by the sarsen stones scattered around the village.

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