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The Witch of Scrapfaggot Green

Great Leighs, Essex

A witch's stone moved by an American army truck, and the chaos that followed.

A large stone at a crossroads in Great Leighs was said to mark the grave of a witch burned there long ago, holding her down. In 1944 the stone was moved while the road was widened for American army vehicles.

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When
1944
Where
51.8300, 0.5200
Group
Mysterious graves

Visiting

The village of Great Leighs, near Chelmsford.

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