That would be me, Will Ross! I have lived in Oxfordshire most of my life and have always been fascinated by its rich history, particularly the dark, strange and grisly bits!

If you are interested in classic supernatural fiction you might also be interested in another project of mine, A Podcast to the Curious, a podcast dedicated to the master of the English ghost story M.R. James.

Good question! The main criteria I have for which items to include are as follows:

• Are related to an identifiable location within the bounds of the modern county of Oxfordshire.
• The website is ostensibly about the history of the county, and exactly where 'history' starts is a bit of a contentious one, so I'm treating 1950 as a rough rule of thumb!
• Are in some way strange, spooky, gruesome, or in other ways 'dark'.

If you have any suggestions for possible locations or topics to include, please get in touch!

You can email me at darkoxfordshire@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you!

I tend to cover mostly pre-1950 stuff, but I can occasionally have my head turned by newer content if it is suitably strange or interesting. It helps if you can include a web link or book reference where I can find more information.

In 2025, I've been mainly focusing on adding additional content to older posts and also sorting out some pesky technical/hosting issues that the website is having. I'm hoping to find time to add some new posts soon!

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