Challacombe, Devon, England
Pinkworthy Pond
Pinkworthy Pond
The pond (pictured above) lies near the dreaded bog known locally as “The Chains”, and is haunted by the apparition of one Farmer Gammon. He was a widower from Bowley Barton, who took his own life in 1889 by drowning himself in the waters following a refusal of marriage.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Challacombe is a small village on the edge of the Exmoor National Park, in Devon, England.
Pictured left is Pinkworthy Pond courtesy of Martin Bodman. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
