Bampton in Devon

Bampton Ghosts and Ghouls

A town with a history such as Bampton's would not be complete without its resident ghosts from the past...

The Quarryman's Rest Inn, when it was The Tiverton Hotel, had one in the bar, believed to be an old customer. It was seen by only one person (twice) as far as we know. Plenty of spirits of a different kind are of course available there!

In one house in Brook Street, a ghost walks across a room, up a (non-existent) staircase, and out through a wall.

The White Horse is supposed to have a ghostly "boots", a 19th century dwarf named John Tarr. Born in Bampton, and served 15 years as ostler (not boots!) at the White Horse and 12 years as the Boots at the Three Tuns in Tiverton.

One old house in Castle Street is reputed to have a spirit monk who prowls about from time to time.

Workers at the Globol factory in the industrial estate tell us that from time to time they hear the ghost train still running along the old railway embankment where the workshops are sited.

A well at the 15th century Holwell Farm just outside Bampton used to be haunted by a white lady: to remove the spectre the well was filled in and converted to a wishing well. However, the white lady reappeared to haunt another well in the farm precincts where she still reigns, the smell of pomander being in the air when she is present.

Bowdenhayes is reported to have a ghostly girl (said to have had a troubled upbringing) who is inclined to turn lights on and off!

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