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The Witches of Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a simply magnificent stately home that stands on a prominent hilltop just inside Leicestershire. Although beginning its...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 30, 2022
- 4 min
The Mysteries of Tewkesbury Abbey
The Black Alchemist was a book written by Andrew Collins in 1988 which went on to become something of a cult classic. To briefly...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Hawk Stone - The Ale Drinker’s Totem
The Hawk Stone is a solitary megalith that stands at the edge of a field in Oxfordshire, near the village of Dean. The name might ring a...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 22, 2022
- 1 min
Podcast - Mercia Folklore
I recently had a chat with the Folklore Dark ladies for their podcast, have a watch/listen if you'd like. We talked about a lot of...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 15, 2022
- 4 min
The Haunted Ruins of Minster Lovell
Minster Lowell is an absolutely beautiful village that nestles next to the River Windrush in England's Cotswolds region, but its most...
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mysteriesofmercia
- May 8, 2022
- 4 min
The Very Strange Church of St Nicholas
Situated on a wooded hill on the outskirts of the city of Worcester, the Church of St Nicholas is a landmark familiar to many as they...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Mar 27, 2022
- 2 min
Oldnall Road: Haunted Highway
Haunted roads have always been a part of British supernatural folklore, with the Midlands of England being no exception. A minor stretch...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
The Ghostly Warriors of Wigston
Wigston is a suburb of the southern edge of the city of Leicester. Once a separate town in its own right before being absorbed into the...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Feb 27, 2022
- 2 min
The Mysterious Humber Stone
The modern urban sprawl isn't usually the place where you'd find an ancient megalithic monument, but off a roundabout between a branch of...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
The Stone Beasts of Breedon-on-the-Hill
I mentioned the church at Breedon-on-the-Hill in my last post as it used to be commonly said that an effigy of the griffin of Griffydam...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Feb 11, 2022
- 4 min
The Griffin's Well
Griffydam is a village that lies in the countryside of Northwest Leicestershire, and its strange name has an even stranger origin. Along...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
God's Own Ale House
The Mug House is a pub that serves the village of Claines just outside the city of Worcester. It is one of just two pubs in all of...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Jan 23, 2022
- 3 min
Atmospheric Hordrons Edge
A little stone circle lies almost unnoticed on the windswept moor under Stanage Edge in the Derbyshire Peak District. Hordrons Edge is...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Jan 17, 2022
- 4 min
A Dragon in Herefordshire
The little village of Mordiford sits nestled inside a double bend in the river Lugg, deep in the heart of Herefordshire. It is perhaps...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min
Witch Marks on Water
Ritual protection marks and symbols, or "witch marks", are a well-known sight on the older buildings of the Midlands. Thought to be...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Jan 9, 2022
- 4 min
Wassail - Fire, Fruit & Fun
Wassail is a folk tradition in England that is very much separate from the Wassail people around the world are familiar with. Rather than...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Dec 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Gruesome History of Cutthroat Bridge
An old trackway crosses from Yorkshire into Derbyshire, crossing the Ladybower Brook and into the Derwent valley over a bridge known as...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Cross of Cropthorne
Cropthorne is a village in Worcestershire with origins going back to the Neolithic era, and at its heart is the church of St Michael....
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mysteriesofmercia
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
Malvern: The Mystical Heart of Mercia
The Malvern Hills are famous for their beauty, magnificent views and their association with the music of Sir Edward Elgar but the town of...
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mysteriesofmercia
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
The Most Sacred Site in Shropshire?
Hope Bagot is a tiny village nestling quietly in a valley between Clee Hill and Ludlow. The Church of Saint John the Baptist stands...
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