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The Bideford Witches

Bideford, Devon

Three poor women among the last people hanged for witchcraft in England.

In 1682 three elderly women from Bideford, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susanna Edwards, were accused of causing illness by witchcraft. Confused and frightened, they confessed to meeting the Devil.

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When
1682
Where
51.0160, -4.2070
Group
Witches & witch trials

Visiting

Bideford is a riverside town. The memorial plaque is at Rougemont Castle, Exeter.

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