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Meg Shelton's Grave

Woodplumpton, Lancashire

A witch buried head down under a boulder so she couldn't climb out.

Meg Shelton, the 'Fylde Hag', was said to be able to turn herself into animals. When she died in 1705, she was buried in Woodplumpton churchyard.

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When
1705
Where
53.7900, -2.7600
Group
Witches & witch trials

Visiting

St Anne's Church, Woodplumpton. The boulder is in the churchyard.

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