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    Hobthrush – Naked Goblins!

    by MJ Wayland December 2, 2025
    December 2, 2025

    Hobthrush / Hobthrust: a good natured goblin, who assists servant maids in their early morning work, but in a state of …

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    Death Tokens and Earth Lights of Wales

    by MJ Wayland November 27, 2025
    November 27, 2025

    On the west coast of North Wales and lying between a mountain range and the sea on the mouth of the …

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    Lastingham’s Earth Energies

    by MJ Wayland October 21, 2025
    October 21, 2025

    If you open any book dedicated to earth mysteries and it is likely to mention St Mary’s Church (Map Ref: 7281 …

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    1963: Year of Magick

    by MJ Wayland September 9, 2025
    September 9, 2025

    “I uncover evidence that the Black Alchemist could have made his first forays into the Black Arts 20 years before the …

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    The Lost Treasure of Dinsley

    by MJ Wayland September 4, 2025
    September 4, 2025

    According to folklore and historic records, a lost treasure chest is buried somewhere in Preston, a small village about 3 miles …

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    Hand of Glory : The Robber’s Charm

    by MJ Wayland August 26, 2025
    August 26, 2025

    “The dead, shrivell’d hand, as she clasps it with gleeAnd now, with care, The five locks of hairFrom the skull of …

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    Looking for Sancti Rumwoldi

    by MJ Wayland July 24, 2025
    July 24, 2025

    Saint Rumwold (often spelled Rumbold) is a curious saint that beggars belief, however its an interesting tale that has grown and …

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    The Templar Knights of Danbury

    by MJ Wayland July 15, 2025
    July 15, 2025

    Danbury is closely related to the Knights Templar and the Saint-Clere (Sinclair) Family, the builders of Roslin Chapel. There is also …

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    Stonehenge Solstice from 1874 with Love

    by MJ Wayland July 3, 2025
    July 3, 2025

    We have all seen the photos and footage of revellers at the rise of the sun on the longest day of …

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    Who was the Croglin Vampire?

    by MJ Wayland June 19, 2025
    June 19, 2025

    Since the mass popularisation of the internet, this medium has blown new life into old myths. The Croglin Vampire case is …

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    The Ice Saints

    by MJ Wayland June 5, 2025
    June 5, 2025

    “The Others are as dead as the children of the forest , gone eight thousand years. Maester Luwin will tell you …

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    Relics of Mary, Queen of Scots

    by MJ Wayland May 29, 2025
    May 29, 2025

    In 1869 Queen Victoria accepted a bequest from the 8th Lord Belhaven which contained various items belonging to Mary Queen of …

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    Vampires of the Borders

    by MJ Wayland April 29, 2025
    April 29, 2025

    Scotland and England have very prolific stories of the vampire and that is no different for the towns that are situated …

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    The Horseman’s Word in Print

    by MJ Wayland January 9, 2025
    January 9, 2025

    After purchasing “The Society of the Horseman’s Word” edited by Ben Fernee, I have been interested in this ancient order / …

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    Silbury Hill

    by MJ Wayland January 9, 2025
    January 9, 2025

    Silbury Hill in Wiltshire just a few miles from Avebury is a place of mystery for both historians and new agers …

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    Painswick’s Hidden Folly

    by MJ Wayland January 7, 2025
    January 7, 2025

    More than three hundred years ago a lodge was built high above the Gloucestershire village of Painswick, this was no ordinary …

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    Brinklow Hill

    by MJ Wayland January 3, 2025
    January 3, 2025

    With its tales of hauntings, UFO activity and alleged satanic murder, Brinklow Hill, Leicestershire is one of the mysterious sites in …

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    Saracen’s Head Mystery?

    by MJ Wayland January 3, 2025
    January 3, 2025

    The South Lincolnshire village of Saracen’s Head has one of the most unusual names in the UK. Its name supplies images …

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    The Brentford Griffin

    by MJ Wayland December 28, 2024
    December 28, 2024

    In 1985, one of the strangest tales to grip London was the alleged sightings of the legendary Brentford Griffin. Brentford is …

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    Time Slips

    by MJ Wayland December 24, 2024
    December 24, 2024

    An author witnesses a scene from over 400 hundred years ago, two women travel in time to the Palace of Versailles …

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  • Britain’s Lost Ghosts
  • Ghost Research
    • Haunt Field
    • Year One
  • 10 Most Haunted Places
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Berkshire
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Bedfordshire
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Cambridgeshire
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Cornwall
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Cumbria
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Devon
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Dorset
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Norfolk
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Somerset
    • 10 Most Haunted Places In Suffolk
  • Mysteries
  • About MJ
    • Contact Me
    • Books Published
    • Media Credits
  • My Books
    • 50 Real American Ghost Stories
    • 50 Real Ghost Stories
    • 50 Real Ghost Stories 2
    • Derby Ghost Walk
    • Real Christmas Ghost Stories
    • Tales of the Polden Hills
    • The York Ghost Walk
    • York’s Hidden Hauntings
  • Have You Seen A Ghost?