English folklore by region

English Folklore by Region is a list of articles selected from to illustrate the range of material to be found there.

Folklore of East Anglia

St. Audrey Babes in the Wood at Wayland Wood The Black Shuck – A Black Dog Borley Rectory Caxton Gibbet St. Edmund of East Anglia Green children of Woolpit St. Guthlac of Croyland Hereward the Wake Hyter sprites

Jack Valentine The mermaid of Upper Sheringham Molly dance King Cole and St. Helena The Pedlar of Swaffham Religious visions at Walsingham Tom Hickathrift Turpin's Cave Witch Bottles Bottles filled with nails buried under the hearth to ward off evil spirits. Gnome A small fat creature depicted with a white beard and moustache. (Female: Wombies).

Folklore of London and the South East

Sir Bevis of Hampton Biddenden Maids Bran the Blessed's Head at the Tower of London Brutus of Troy, the legendary founder of London Clapham Wood, an area of strange activity Devil's Jumps, Churt Devil's Jumps, Treyford Devil's Punch Bowl Electric Horror of Berkeley Square Ghost of Rahere Gog and Magog, legendary giants and guardians of the City of London Hengest and Horsa, legendary founders of Saxon England Herne the Hunter – a related to the Wild Hunt Highgate Vampire Hoodening Kit's Coty House Lady Lovibond

London Bridge is falling down London Stone King Lud, connected with the City of London Mallard Song Mowing-Devil of Hertfordshire Oranges and Lemons The Ratman of Southend Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Ravens of the Tower of London Rollright Stones Stockwell ghost Spring Heeled Jack Swan Upping Swearing on the Horns Wayland the Smith

Folklore of the Midlands

Alkborough Turf Maze Belgrave Hall and its ghosts Black Annis Black Lady of Bradley Woods Border Morris Bottle-kicking Byard's Leap The Derby Ram Dun Cow St. Frideswide Fulk FitzWarin Godiva Guy of Warwick Haxey Hood Game Jack of Kent Lincoln Imp

Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln Madam Pigott Major Oak Mermaid's Pool Nanny Rutt Old Jeffrey Relics of St. Oswald Robin Hood Royal Shrovetide Football Stiperstones Tiddy Mun Wise Men of Gotham Witches of Belvoir The Giant of the Wrekin Yallery-Brown

Folklore of Yorkshire and the North East

The Barghest The Cauld Lad of Hylton St. Cuthbert The Devil's Arrows Duergar The Hedley Kow Jack-In-Irons Jenny Greenteeth Jingling Geordie's Hole Halifax Gibbet Kilburn White Horse

Laidly Worm The Lambton Worm Legend of Upsall Castle Long Sword dance My Own Self Peg Powler Rapper sword Redcap Robin Hood Sedgefield Ball Game Ursula Southeil

Folklore of the North West

The Wizard of Alderley Edge Folklore of Lancashire Furness Abbey and its ghosts Gytrash

Long Meg and Her Daughters Pendle Witches Samlesbury witches Wild Boar of Westmorland

Folklore of the South West

Abbotsbury Garland Day Barber surgeon of Avebury Tom Bawcock Belas Knap Bowerman's Nose Cerne Abbas Giant Cheese rolling Childe's Tomb Corineus, legendary founder of Cornwall Crazywell Pool Devil's Footprints Dorset Ooser St. Dunstan is the origin of the lucky horseshoe Folklore of Stonehenge Glastonbury and its abbey Glastonbury Thorn Goblin Combe

Hairy hands Hunky punk Jack the Giant Killer and Galligantus Jan Tregeagle Jay's Grave Lyonesse Moonrakers, the story of how the inhabitants of Wiltshire got their nickname The Obby Oss of Padstow Pixies Punkie Night The Great Thunderstorm, Widecombe Three hares (Tinners' Rabbits) Tintagel, legendary birthplace of King Arthur Warren House Inn Widecombe Fair Witch of Wookey Hole

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