
Walkern Churchyard - Herts
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Norfolk12
N 51° 55.352 W 000° 07.286
30U E 697936 N 5756337
The ghostly figure of JANE WENHAM a witch is said to haunt this church yard.
Waymark Code: WMDDC1
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/29/2011
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In the early 1700s Jane Wenham was driven from Walkern by an angry mob that believed her to be a witch. she was later tried as such in Hertford. It is said that after her death Jane returned to Walkern to haunt the area around the church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
she was the last witch to be convicted of witchcraft in England.