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The Drummer of Tedworth

Tidworth, Wiltshire

A confiscated drum and a poltergeist that drummed through the night.

In 1661 a local magistrate, John Mompesson, seized a drum from a travelling drummer and had him thrown in jail. Soon the Mompesson house was plagued by drumming at night, scratching, flying objects and beds lifted into the air.

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When
1661–1663
Where
51.2360, -1.6600
Group
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Visiting

The original house is gone. Tidworth lies on the edge of Salisbury Plain.

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