Fairies Holt
‘According to a writer in the Stamford Mercury, June 7th, 1889, fairies were once to be met with in “Fairies’ Holt,” a field between Bag-Enderby and Somersby,” where the ploughmen in the old days...
Country and County: Lincolnshire
Hob-Thrust
According to ‘The Folklore Of Lincolnshire by Mabel Peacock (December 1900).’ “The Scotch Brownie and the Yorkshire Robin-RoundCap have at least one kinsman in the parts of Lindsey. He is known as ther Hob-Thrust,...
Fonaby Stone
An ancient stone referred to as the Sack Stone could be found at Fonaby. An old picture of the stone shows it had the look of a sack about it, which probably led to...
Clay’s Light
In Halton Holegate, Lincolnshire, it is said that whenever someone in the village is about to die, a mysterious light will appear above their home. The origins of this legend stretch back to the...
Blyborough Fairies
According to ‘The Folklore Of Lincolnshire by Mabel Peacock (December 1900).’ (In) about the year 1874 a certain Mrs, W. was heard to declare that she had often seen them (fairies) at dusk dancing...
Brumby Common
According to ‘The Folklore Of Lincolnshire by Mabel Peacock (December 1900).’ At the present time fairies are seldom heard of, but in earlier days it was not unusual to encounter them, though they do...
Butter Charm
According to ‘The Folklore Of Lincolnshire by Mabel Peacock (December 1900).’ The survival in England of the belief in witchcraft is sometimes questioned. Lady Rosalind Northcote appears to doubt whether it survives in Devonshire....
Nocton Hall
Nocton Hall was built during the reign of Henry VIII on the grounds of a priory which was dissolved during the dissolution of the monasteries. It burned down and was rebuilt in 1841 by...
Thornton Abbey
Not much remains of Thornton Abbey, once one of the largest monastic structures in the British Isles, but what does remain looks formidable and imposing. A few crumbling stone walls remain, but the largest...
The Strugglers Inn
The Strugglers Inn stands in the shadow of Lincoln Castle in the city’s Bailgate area. The pub’s name and sign both give clues as to the grisly history of the place – the pub...
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