Stories

These are brief outlines of some local stories. The full text can be seen by clicking on the title. You can also listen to the stories by clicking on the button Listen

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The Battle of Byland as written and told by Linda Hencher recounts the story of the defeat by the Scots in 1342.

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The Ghosts of Byland is a reconstruction by Tony Lacey from six medieval Latin fragments from the archives of Byland Abbey
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The Best landlord in England recounts a small detail of the Stapelton family who owned the local estate for many years.
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The Witch of Kilburn is still being researched and concerns sightings of a female ghost on Sutton Bank
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