Hidden Britain AtlasOpen the map
All places › Witches & witch trials
Witches

Jane Wenham, the Wise Woman of Walkern

Walkern, Hertfordshire

The last woman sentenced to death for witchcraft in England, and pardoned.

In 1712 Jane Wenham was accused of bewitching a servant girl, who was said to vomit pins. She was tried at Hertford, and even though the judge clearly thought the charge was nonsense, the jury found her guilty and she was sentenced to death.

Read the full story, see it on the map, get directions and find what else is nearby in the free Hidden Britain Atlas map.

Open Jane Wenham, the Wise Woman of Walkern on the mapReport a sighting here
When
1712
Where
51.9200, -0.1240
Group
Witches & witch trials

Visiting

A quiet village. A play about her, The Witch of Walkern, was staged in 2014.

Nearby mysteries