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Hidden East Anglia:

Landscape Legends of Eastern England

                                                                                                                           

Latest updates added May 18th 2013:

Henham, Essex - secret tunnel
Highwood, Essex - holy well
Sedgeford, Norfolk - secret tunnel
Waltham Abbey, Essex - secret tunnel
Added new Significant Stone: Boxted
Added new 'moot mounds': Gisleham, Stanford Rivers
Added new entries to the Stone Index: Badwell Ash, Boxted, Burgh St. Peter, Buxhall, Grimston, Lidgate, Linton, Narborough, Preston St. Mary, Snettisham, Stanton, Thetford, Woodton

 

 

Previous updates added February 9th 2013:

Croxton, Norfolk - the hearse from the pit
High Laver, Essex - Tryst Bush
Nazeing, Essex - secret tunnel
West Stow, Suffolk - the haunted thorns
Added new Significant Stones: Colne Engaine, Felsted, North Weald Bassett
Added new entries to the Stone Index: Colne Engaine, Duxford, Felsted, Heacham, Mepal, Nayland, North Weald Bassett, Stoke by Nayland,

 

 

Previous updates added November 19th 2012:

Bacton, Norfolk - Mill Hill mound
Hilgay, Norfolk - ghost at the church
Kirby Bedon, Norfolk - the churchyard rider
Wrabness, Essex - The devil & church tower
Added new entries to the Stone Index: Bacton, Bessingham, Boxford, Copdock, Felbrigg, Happisburgh, Marsham, South Runcton, Swaffham Prior, West Winch
Rebuilt all links to www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk (Norfolk Heritage Explorer), which had completely changed their website pages.
Added Google Street View links where relevant, and where I didn't already have pictures or links to any.

 

 

Previous updates added October 1st 2012:

Bawburgh, Norfolk - secret tunnel
Bunwell, Norfolk - Old Groggrams
Magdalen Laver, Essex - The growing stone
Marks Tey, Essex - The timber tower
Marshland St. James, Norfolk - Hickathrift's curse
Pitsea - witch's grave
Pulham St. Mary, Norfolk - secret tunnel
South Weald, Essex - The breeding stone
Swanton Morley, Norfolk - Devil at the church
Thundersley, Essex - The Devil's Stone
Worstead, Norfolk - secret tunnels
Added new stones to Significant Stones: Chadwell St. Mary, Fairstead, Laindon, Littlebury, Marks Tey, Middleton, North Stifford, Stock, Twinstead, West Horndon.

Also added them to the Stone Index, plus others:  Boxford, Bradfield St. Clare, Culford, Ingham, Polstead, 

 
Shuckland:
Pitsea, Essex - added new encounter to Dubious Cases

 

 

Previous updates added June 1st 2012:  

Clenchwarton, Norfolk - secret tunnel
Cressing, Essex - secret tunnel
King's Lynn, Norfolk - 2 secret tunnels
King's Lynn, Norfolk - The Devil's footprint (more detail added)
Little Cressingham, Norfolk - Bell Hill
Northrepps, Norfolk - The Shrieking Pit
Rayleigh, Essex - secret tunnel
Shipdham, Norfolk - haunted pond
Shotesham, Norfolk - suicide burial
South Acre, Norfolk - Cromwell's Camp
Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex - secret tunnel
Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk - secret tunnel
Added new stone to the Stone Index: Brampton
Added more curious road & place names to Odd Burials: Beechamwell, Brancaster, Cawston, Combs, Drinkstone, Great Dunmow, Hilborough, Horsford, Hunstanton, Upper Sheringham, Wetheringsett, Wisbech, Writtle
Greatly expanded my Recommended Links page
 
Shuckland:
Northrepps, Norfolk - added legend