The most famous legends in Oxfordshire
Dragon HillUffington · World-famousLook at the top of the hill. Nothing grows where the dragon bled.
Amy RobsartCumnor · FamousIt took nine Oxford parsons to put this ghost in a pond.
Fair RosamundWolvercote · FamousThe king's mistress was buried here. A bishop had her thrown out of church.
May MorningOxford · FamousOxford stays up all night to hear a choir sing to the sun.
The Fine LadyBanbury · FamousThe rhyme is famous. The lady is a mystery, and the cross is the wrong one.
The King StoneLong Compton / Little Rollright · FamousHe only had to see a village. A witch made sure he never did.
The ScouringUffington · FamousLeave it alone for a few summers, and the oldest horse in Britain would vanish.
The Uncountable StonesLittle Rollright · FamousTry counting them. Then try again, and again.
Wayland's SmithyAshbury · FamousThe smith here has worked for a thousand years. No one has seen him.
Ghosts 4
- Amy RobsartCumnor · FreeIt took nine Oxford parsons to put this ghost in a pond.
- Claude DuvalSteeple Aston · FreeHe robbed with charm, danced with his victims, and never left the inn.
- Mary BlandyHenley-on-Thames · FreeMirrors breaking, seats banging, and a grey lady who walks through walls.
- The Lovell SkeletonMinster Lovell · FreeHe hid from a king, and they found him two centuries later.
The Devil 1
Witches 2
Beasts 1
Heroes and kings 3
- Fair RosamundWolvercote · FreeThe king's mistress was buried here. A bishop had her thrown out of church.
- Rosamund's BowerWoodstock · Pay to get inThe king hid his beloved in a maze. The queen found the thread.
- The Blowing StoneKingston Lisle · FreePut your lips to the stone. If you do it right, the valley answers.
Saints and holy places 1
Customs 6
- May MorningOxford · FreeOxford stays up all night to hear a choir sing to the sun.
- The Fine LadyBanbury · FreeThe rhyme is famous. The lady is a mystery, and the cross is the wrong one.
- The ScouringUffington · FreeLeave it alone for a few summers, and the oldest horse in Britain would vanish.
- Bampton MorrisBampton · FreeFor one day a year, three teams of dancers take over a town and never meet.
- The Bun ThrowersAbingdon · FreeLook up. On coronation day, it rains buns.
- The Horns of Ock StreetAbingdon · FreeThe prize was an ox's horns. They've been dancing with them for three centuries.
Mysteries