Loppington. Delusion or Illusion: A Strange Story. A series of occurrences which have caused great excitement in the neighbourhood of Loppington have just taken place. At a secluded farm called “The Woods,” which is about
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Homington, Wiltshire (1889)
(worst attack of being paid by the inch that I’ve come across) Supposed Witchcraft at Homington. A little girl said to have been bewitched. The 19th century is one in which an allegation that witchcraft
Continue ReadingHigh Littleton, Somerset (1889)
A Ghost At High Littleton.The inhabitants of this sober and well conducted village have been thrown into a state of great perturbation of late in consequence of an alleged being from another world. The ghost
Continue ReadingWorksop, Nottinghamshire (1883)
Ghost Trickery at Worksop. Amusing manifestations. The freakish spirit laid. A very extraordinary affair has taken place at Worksop, and the people generally were in consequence in a state of great excitement on Saturday morning
Continue ReadingBramford, Suffolk (1887)
A Bramford Ghost Story.During the past six weeks the village of Bramford, near Ispwich, has been under the spell of a supernatural manifestation. Women and children have been afraid to venture into the dimly-lighted street;
Continue ReadingCaernarfon, Gwynedd (1880)
A Ghost. Carnarvon is just now honoured with and exercised by a ghost – a rapping ghost, located at Bangor-street end of Turf-square, on premises belonging to our town-man, Mr Hugh Humphreys, and occupied by
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