Witchcraft in North Lincolnshire. An amusing case of suspected witchcraft has come to light in the village of Bottesford, a few miles from Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire. A few minutes’ walk from the old Manor
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Binbrook, Lincolnshire (1905)
Lincolnshire Farm “Bewitched.” Remarkable Stories Told. (From our own correspondent). The village of Binbrook, on the Lincolnshire Wolds, has been disturbed of late by the reported strange happenings at Walk Farm, in the tenancy of
Continue ReadingConingsby, Lincolnshire (1871)
The Cock-Lane Ghost at Coningsby. Langworth Grange, near Coningsby, the residence of Mrs. Southern and family, has during the last few days been the scene of considerable excitement, arising from the most unaccountable imposition and
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Chair-throwing Ghost. Epworth, the birthplace of the founder of Methodism, has long been famed for its ghost of Old Jeffrey, and the mysterious “rappings,” which were heard at the old rectory in the time of
Continue ReadingLincoln (1923)
Lincoln’s Haunted House. Young Married Couple’s Strange Story of Spirit Rappings and Moving Furniture. Spiritualists investigate. “Lincolnshire Chronicle” Special. Stories of ghostly visitations and other supernatural happenings always excite the imagination and arouse a good
Continue ReadingHalton Holegate, Spilsby, Lincolnshire (1897)
Halton Holegate – An Unravelled Mystery. The usually quiet and even-balanced minds of the inhabitants of this neighbourhood have recently undergone a severe shock, through the spreading about of an insidious rumour to the effect
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