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Strange Well, Cuddington

Strange Folklore Society rediscovered Cuddington’s spring in 1985. They were researching all of Bucks holy wells following an article in Source

Court Well, Thame

THE historian Lupton writes in A History of Thame: “Spring Close on the bank of the High Ground above is a fine pure spring of high repute for its many virtues.

Needlemaking in Long Crendon

THIS delightful tale of a visit to Long Crendon, when the age of needlemaking was about to die, first appeared in The Redditch Indicator in 1892.

Witchcraft in the Thames Valley

There is a surprising amount of evidence for modern witchcraft in the area. Much of it seems to centre around the neighbourhood of Wendover. For example in February 1985,

The secret tunnel from Notley Abbey

There is a legend of an underground tunnel that runs from Notley Abbey, near Long Crendon, to The Prebendal, at Thame.

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