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7 Tales of Oxfordshire Highwaymen
Here are 7 tales of notorious highwaymen who struck fear into the hearts of Oxfordshire travellers during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Ghosts of the Tear Drop Room, Wallingford
Unusual 'tear drop' wallpaper in one of the bedrooms at the George Hotel tells the ghostly tale of a 17th century suicide.
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Ghosts and Highwaymen at The Crooked Billet, Stoke Row
The Crooked Billet pub in Stoke Row is said to be haunted by the foul-mouthed ghost of a previous landlord!
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Horace Wright, Oxfordshire's least successful highwayman
Highwayman-obsessed Horace Wright was described by some as 'the modern Dick Turpin', but by others as 'a candidate for an asylum'!
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A Ghostly Highwayman on the B4047
The old Witney-Burford road is haunted by a black-clad highwayman in the garb of the 18th century.