Parish Church of St Mary’s

In 1728 a local boy named John Daniel was found dead near to his home he was buried without anyone’s care or attention in to how he died. After his funeral John appeared coming from the churchyard into the church which at the time was used as a boy’s school.

After seeing him the magistrates demanded for John’s body to be fetched upon earth soil when they opened his coffin and examined Johns body they founded John had been strangled to death.

John never appeared anymore his soul was at peace knowing the village now knows he was murded.No one came forward for the murder of John and nobody has ever been tried for it.

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