Oxfordshire Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Only Men
Location: Woodstock - Oxfordshire Museum (was Fletcher's House)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twenty-first century
Further Comments: A phantom woman has been spotted near the original staircase and in upper rooms of the building, but only by men.
The Royalist Devil
Location: Woodstock - Woodstock Manor
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 17 October - 02 November 1649
Further Comments: Several Parliamentary Commissioners who stayed in this building were set upon by unseen hands - they were thrown out of bed at night, glass was thrown at them, candles blown out... When the Commissioners left the building in early November, the noisy spirit disappeared.
Six Thousand Horsemen
Location: Yarnton - Road through village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 04 July
Further Comments: King Charles I and six thousand horsemen passed through Yarnton to avoid the siege of Oxford. Amazingly, they managed to reach Worcester undetected and now, on the anniversary of their escape, make the journey through Yarnton again in ghostly form.
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