Woughton, Buckinghamshire, England

St Mary's Church, Woughton

Woughton on the Green

The infamous highwayman, Dick Turpin, is said to haunt the area. According to legend, Turpin made the blacksmith at the Swan Inn reverse the shoes on his horse’s hooves in order to confuse the authorities.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and Haunted Places of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire by Rupert Matthews.

Location

Visitor Information

Woughton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England.

It is enclosed by the A5 to the west, the River Ouzel to the east, Chafron Way to the north and Groveway to the south.

Pictured is St. Mary's Church courtesy of Chris Nyborg.