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Molly Leigh's Grave

St John's Church, Burslem, Staffordshire

A woman buried at right angles to everyone else.

Molly Leigh was a solitary woman who lived on the edge of Burslem with her pet blackbird. Some locals thought she was a witch.

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When
Died 1748
Where
53.0450, -2.1990
Group
Witches & witch trials

Visiting

St John's churchyard, Burslem, in Stoke-on-Trent.

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