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P
is for pumpkins, and here in Lincolnshire we have the largest
pumpkin patch in the UK >>
What better to
go with pumpkins but a huge pumpkin
festival >>
Of
course you'll want to carve
one for Halloween >>
P
is for Poltergeist - Epworth have one of the most famous. This is
known as a classic case of poltergeist activity, which occurred
in December 1716 at the Parsonage in Epworth, Lincolnshire. All
members of the Wesley family heard loud rapping and noises over
a period of two months. Sometimes the noises were of a specific
character, according to the well-kept notes of Mrs. Wesley. During
one incident when she and her husband were descending the stairs
one day they heard a noise as if someone was emptying a large bag
of coins at their feet. This was followed by the sound of glass
bottles being "dashed to a thousand pieces." Other sounds heard
were running footsteps, groans, and a door latch being lifted several
times. The Epworth Poltergeist case is regarded one of the best
documented in the annals of British psychical research, but no satisfactory
explanation has been forthcoming.
If you
have any legends, myths or sightings to add then email us at lincolnshire@bbc.co.uk

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