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The Wormingford Dragon

Wormingford, Essex

A 'crocodile' that escaped from Richard I's zoo, in a stained-glass window.

Wormingford's name means the worm's ford. A local legend says a crocodile, brought back from the Crusades for Richard I's menagerie, escaped and terrorised the area until a knight killed it.

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When
Legend
Where
51.9500, 0.8100
Group
Dragons & monsters

Visiting

St Andrew's church in Wormingford.

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