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Owen Staton - Time between Times @owenstaton.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

The Time between Times Christmas special is now live . Join me and @shropwitchespod.bsky.social as I tell a traditional Welsh Christmas Ghist story and we chat about Christmas folktales . Nadolig Llawen x open.spotify.com/episode/4Usg...

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We are so excited to share that we were invited on Gone Medieval Podcast for their Halloween episode! We really hope you enjoy listening! access.acast.com/rss/11c1773b... #halloween #podcast #history #medieval #folklore #folktales #samhain #spooky #ghosts

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

We are very excited to share that tickets for our live event at Boscobel house are now available to purchase via the English Heritage website! We would love to see some of you there! www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-... #history #folklore #Shropshire #boscobel #folktales #folkcustoms

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

It's officially 1 year since our first episode! Thank you so much for coming with us on this journey and for all the support! We have had so much fun this year and there will be some more episodes coming your way very soon! #Shropshire #folklore #history #Witches

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Victorian gravestones often featured hands, a common funerary motif. A hand with an upward finger symbolized the path to heaven and eternal life, guiding mourners to look heavenward, trust in God, and find comfort. This particularly lovely example is from Great Ness, Shropshire. #taphophile

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🦇 New Episode 🦇 We were so pleased to welcome the wonderful Matt Lewis to the Shropshire Witches Podcast. He is an absolute wealth of knowledge as we discuss medieval depictions of ghosts, werewolves and the supernatural 🕯 rss.com/podcasts/the... #medieval #folklore #ghosts #supernatural

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

In some rural parts of Shropshire, branches of thorns were concealed above the entrance to the home as an apotropaic device. The thorns were meant to protect the house, as witches and the Devil are said to be repelled by sharp objects. #folklore #FolkloreSunday #history #magic

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Noomue @noomue.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

This is an amazing podcast and cant wait to hear the spookyspecial! #lore #spooky

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

🦇A little Coven update 🦇 We've spent the summer researching and preparing for a fantastic spooky season. We don't want to give too much away, but expect even more laughs, ghosts, great guests, history and a exploration of the Devil himself!🕯 #history #podcast #folklore #podcast

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The lychgate of St Andrews Church, Hope Bowdler was erected in 1863 and is the only one in Shropshire with a coffin stone. Coffin stones were used to rest the coffin before its final journey. The lychgate itself is highly symbolic, marking the boundary between consecrated and unconsecrated ground.

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The iron grave of Arabella Yate lies in Ashford Carbonel churchyard. I was told that in the 20th century, the grave brought fear into local children. They claimed Arabella was a witch, buried deeply in metal for protection. If you circled it, you risked her return. #history #witchcraft #folklore

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Dinham Bridge in Ludlow is said to be the site of a ghost bottle, cast into the river after being bottled by a priest. We do not know much about this spirit, other than it was incredibly violent. Perhaps it remains, under the bridge, ready to be awakened... #ghost #folklore #paranormal

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

This striking account from August 1872 tells of a colliery "ghost." This report comes from near Wrexham, but colliery ghosts are a common theme across Britain. Reports often feature ghostly miners, eerie sounds, and apparitions warning of impending doom. #Ghosts #Folklore #History #hauntings

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

There's lots of extra content coming your way via the Patreon in the coming weeks, including a deep dive into the story of the Shropshire Man Monkey! You can join and listen via the link below. www.patreon.com/posts/shrops... #Folklore #history #Cryptids #ghost

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Pentre Ifan is over five thousand years old and constructed from local bluestone (also used for Stonehenge), there is a real magic to this ancient site. Folklore suggests that fairies are seen here, resembling little children in clothes like "soldiers with red caps." #Folklore #prehistory

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

In June 1919, navigator Arthur Brown, this black cat toy called Twinkletoes, and pilot John Alcock made the first nonstop Atlantic flight. Twinkletoes rode in Arthur’s Jacket. Both men had served in the Royal Flying Corps during WWI. You can see him in RAF Cosford Museum. #luckycharm #WW1 #folklore

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

This 1635 half-timbered house in Cherrington, Shropshire, is said to be 'The house that Jack built', though it isn't known who Jack was. Some state the rhyme is a version of an ancient Hebrew chant. It was first published in 1755 in 'Nurse Truelove's New Year's Gift'. #Folklore #History

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

St Non's Well sits on the cliff top, along the coastal path from St David's, Pembrokeshire. It is here that St Non reputedly gave birth to her son, later to become St David, in the 6th century. Legend states that a healing spring came forth from the moment he was born. #Folklore #History #Wales

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The Salopian Journal reported that after the execution of two murderers on 6th August 1828, the bodies were cut down, and the hands of said corpses were passed over various individuals as a cure. These people were suffering various ailments. #Folklore #Shropshire ##Folkbelief

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Over on patreon we've been sharing the story of Shropshire’s own Mad Jack Mytton! You can listen for free as a member! www.patreon.com/posts/mad-ja... #history #Shropshire #localhistory #folklore #ghosts #regency #hauntings

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Amy's been in the newspaper archives again 🤣 here she shares 4 stories that were originally presented as 'strange'. They are free to all subscribers. www.patreon.com/posts/strang... #Folklore #history #Victorians #Shropshire

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Have you ever wondered about the folkloric significance of the Lord's Prayer? You can find out more as well as listen to loads of bonus content over on Patreon. Some of which is free to all tiers (including free members) www.patreon.com/posts/lords-... #Podcast #Folklore #Magic #History #Witches

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🎙New Episode🎙 In our latest episode we explore the rituals, superstitions, and customs that surround death from the practical to the profound. What can we learn from historical funeral practices? media.rss.com/the-shropshi... #History #Folklore #Shropshire #Death #Funerals #Deathlore

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Antony F. @antonyfrost.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

This is a good one!

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

This stone carving of a winged phallus pulling a cart of little phalluses dates from around the 2nd century AD. The Romans believed that the image of a phallus protected against the evil eye and often placed them at risky locations. This one is from the Roman site of Wroxeter. #History #folklore

A carving of a winged phallus complete with arm and fist which seems to be pulling a cart. Roman in origin.

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

In Shropshire, a common form of Apotropaic magic was to place shoes within the chimney stack. This served as a means of protecting the household, ensuring that witches and other nefarious spirits could not enter the home. #Shropshire #Folklore #Apotropaic

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

The Stiperstones is said to be home to six birds, which whistle a song in perfect unison. However, if a seventh bird joins in, it's a sure sign that the end of times is near. Within mining communities there was a fear of the bad luck such birds spread. #Folklore #Birds #Shropshire #omens

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🎙New Epidode 🎙 In this episode of Shropshire Witches, we descend into the shadowy world of Victorian murder. Why were the Victorians so fascinated with death? We discuss the cultural impact of murder in the 19th century. rss.com/podcasts/the... #History #Victorians #Murder #Podcasts

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Things that feel like The Shropshire Witches Podcast ✨️ did we miss anything? #Folklore #Shropshire #Podcast #Witches

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NearlyKnowledgeable @g0blinegg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Thank you for your continued support for The Shropshire Witches Podcast! It genuinely means the world to us that you enjoy our content. We passionately believe that #History and #Folklore matter. The often underrepresented stories we share deserve to be remembered. 💚

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🎙New Epidode 🎙 Our newest episode of The podcast sees us chart the history of seduction through the changes in what made people appealing physically, socially, and emotionally from medieval England to the present day. rss.com/podcasts/the... #Folklore #Shropshire #Medieval #History

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What was considered attractive in the past? The answer is rarely what we’d expect.In this episode of the Shropshire Witches the girls look at the history of sex appeal not through the lens of scandal ...

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Save Redland Library @saveredlandlibr.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Shared for #NormanWednesday #AdoorableThursday & #TympanumTuesday The Church of St Mary and St David in #Kilpeck #Herefordshire c.1140 AD

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Calling all witches! 🦇 It would mean the world to us if you could cast a vote for 'The Shropshire Witches Podcast' in the British Podcast Awards Listener's choice awards! We love our Podcast, and adore sharing tales of history and Folklore. Thank you 💚 britishpodcastawards.com/voting #Folklore

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This strange little 19th-century doll was found in a crevice of the brickwork in the cellar of a house on East Street, Hereford. In a fold of her dress was a handwritten note, which contained a potent curse (quoted in second image) #Folklore #curses #Witchcraft #Witches

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

In funerary art, a weeping angel symbolizes grief, especially the mourning of an untimely death. The wreath is often seen as a symbol of victory over death—the hope that the loved one reaches heaven. This poignant grave can be found in Bishop's Castle churchyard. It is a deeply personal memorial 💚

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

👻New Episode 👻 In our latest episode we take a deep dive into supernatural hoaxes. What makes a ghost a ghost? Why do people pretend to see ghosts? What can we learn from these pretend spirits? We hope you enjoy! media.rss.com/the-shropshi... #Paranormal #Shropshire #ghosts #folklore

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The 'Wenlock Figurine' is as wonderful as it is enigmatic. Discovered at Wenlock Priory in the early 20th century, its origin is uncertain, but one suggestion is that it is Roman. Perhaps it is evidence of an early water-based cult in the area. It's kept in the local museum. #History #Paganism

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Strange letters claiming to know the thoughts of a family, clothing destroyed, and tar in the cream: listen to the bizarre events that plagued a Shropshire family in 1909. Listen via the link below, available to all patreon members (including free tier) www.patreon.com/posts/farmer... #ghosts

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Vita Werdegast @wordcountess.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Truly I cannot recommend this podcast enough. Great conversations and insight grounded in responsible historiography. And witchiness!

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

A potential mortsafe is located in St Laurence's Churchyard, Church Stretton. Mortsafes, also known as mortcages, functioned as a deterrent to grave robbing. They were meant to address the theft of corpses and their sale to medical schools, as well as the looting of graves. #History #Shropshire

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The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

In Shropshire, rooks were thought to be wise and incredibly pious birds. It has even been suggested that they were sacred in former days. When the master of the household dies, you must inform the rooks, as you would the bees, to avoid insulting them. #Folklore #Shropshire

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