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Halloween

Some atmospheric images from Suffolk Churches for Halloween.

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Folklore

The UK is full of folklore, folktales, Myths and Legends.
Some are well known, others a bit more obscure. They may be based on true events or fantastical stories and you will find them in town and country alike.

Here is a roundup of articles from mostly local news sites from around the UK.

Mother Shipton carving.

A carving of Mother Shipton at the Knaresborough cave which bears her name (Image: Wikipedia)

The Witches of Yorkshire.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/notorious-witches-yorkshire-tragic-chilling-21242693

Folklore tales from across Hampshire.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19540908.dragons-fairies-mermaids-folklore-fables-tales-across-hampshire/

The gory past of some of today’s phrases.

https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/19607856.many-phrases-use-today-derive-gory-past-pubs-denbighshire/

Why people are fascinated with tunnel folklore.

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19565330.reality-behind-folklore-people-like-tunnels-much/

Diss Mere

  • Was Diss Mere created by a volcano? – Credit: Mike Page

No there isn’t an extinct volcano in Diss.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weird-norfolk-diss-mere-volcano-folklore-8359180

The Blackmere pond Mermaid.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/wild-swimming-spot-thats-haunted-21631479

The folklore and history of Welsh heritage sites.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/travel/intriguing-welsh-heritage-sites-you-21646960

Five Castles steeped in folklore.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrrptrd

White stag seen on Devon/Somerset border.

https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/19604771.pictures-rare-white-stag-snapped-devon-somerset-border

This unfortunate white deer was shot.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-58718085

Pendle Hill. The area is well known as the home of the Pendle Witches.

https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/pretty-town-next-britains-highest-21659881

Witchmarks at a Cotswold pub.

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/cotswold-pub-witch-marks-oldest-5841357

Crazywell Pool, Dartmoor

Crazywell Pool is said to be bottomless with mystery (Image: Herby talk thyme / CC BY-SA)

A supposedly bottomless Dartmoor lake is said to be haunted by a Witch.

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/bottomless-dartmoor-lake-haunted-witch-5936789

Some Worcester Gaol history.

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/19545357.worcesters-witches-burned-cross/

Test Valley Tales book by Amanda Kane Smith explores local legends and stories.

https://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/19519024.folk-tales-legends-test-valley-come-life/

Author and storyteller Tony Bonning has written a book, Folktales of Ayrshire.

https://www.cumnockchronicle.com/news/19457634.holy-fair-regular-publishes-new-collection-folk-tales-ayrshire/

Crank Caverns, Merseyside, are associated with legends and tales of hauntings.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/gallery/17-eerie-photos-show-inside-21265284

There are more internet searches for the Loch Ness Monster than Robin Hood apparently.

https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/loch-ness-monster-rivals-robin-hood-as-uks-most-searched-fo-252404/

Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain

Author Amy Jeffs and the cover of Storyland

The curse of Winchcombe Abbey, explored in new book, Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, by Amy Jeffs,

https://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/news/19548794.curse-winchcombe-abbey-explored-new-book/

Boleskine house, notorious for being the home of Alestair Crowley, is being restored.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-58718287

Fascist Fantasies and the Celts.

https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2021/09/28/the-celtics/

Walks with a legendary theme.

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/20-best-autumn-walks-uk-devils-dyke-sussex-fairy-glen-inverness-1214633

West Walton Church, Norfolk, has a legend about the Devil.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weird-norfolk-west-walton-church-tower-devil-folklore-8290924

A House through time explores the dark past of a Leeds home that includes murder,  Devil worship and an earthquake.

https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/house-through-time-explores-leeds-21509560

Foraging Folklore.

https://wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/biodiversity-local-sourcing/roots-fruits-magic-foraging

The Alnwick Vampire.

The Alnwick vampire

Gloucestershire’s most notorious Highway Men.

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/story-gloucestershires-most-notorious-highwaymen-5770780

The tale of Hertford’s murderous Pie Man.

https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/curious-chilling-tale-hertfords-murderous-5760093

The quiet Edinburgh road with a gruesome history.

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/quiet-edinburgh-road-surprisingly-gruesome-21228819

Calder Folk, an art project inspired by folklore and legends from the Upper Calder Valley.

https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/arts-and-culture/art/artwork-inspired-by-calderdale-landmarks-hidden-in-unexpected-places-as-part-of-project-3376829

Maud’s Elm

A photograph of Maud’s Elm, around ten years before it was felled

The mysterious Cheltenham tree surrounded by legends.

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/legend-mauds-elm-cheltenham-tree-5887992

Green Man Carving

A Green Man on a font in St Peter’s Church, Thurston, Suffolk

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