Great Shefford, Berkshire, England
Shefford Woodlands
Great Shefford Woodland
The Shefford Woodlands are located to the south of the village, and it is here that people have reported the ghost of the evil Wild Darrell appearing. His grisly apparition, with his head "horribly awry", has been cited where the Roman Road crosses with the A338.
Darrell Was thrown from his horse and killed after seeing a vision of a burning baby – the child he had previously murdered at his house by throwing into the fire. He escaped the hangman's noose because of his family connections.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Great Shefford is a village in Berkshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Lambourn.
Enthusiasts of ghost-lore will know that the village was home to the midwife responsible for brining Wild Will Darrell to justice.
Pictured is a view of Shefford Woodlands courtesy of Graham Horn.
