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Littlecote House

Near Hungerford, Wiltshire

A blindfolded midwife, a terrible crime, and a ghost that brought justice.

Legend says that in 1575 a midwife was taken blindfolded to a grand house to deliver a baby. Moments after it was born, a man threw the baby into the fire.

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When
From 1575
Where
51.4200, -1.5600
Group
Haunted places

Visiting

Now a hotel. Its Roman villa site can be visited.

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