Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England
Faringdon Church
Faringdon Church
A headless apparition of Sir Robert Pye is said to walk next to the northern wall of Faringdon Church (pictured above). In life, Pye was a Parliamentarian who lay siege to the home of his own father who lived at Faringdon Hall, then a Royalist stronghold.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
Oriel Cottage
Poltergeist activity was reported at Oriel Cottage on Wicklesham Road in the 1960’s, although a subsequent exorcism seemed to quell the phenomena.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Faringdon is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.
It is situated about 18 miles southwest of Oxford and about 10 miles northwest of Wantage.
Pictured left is Faringdon Church courtesy of Michael Ford. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
