Bow Lane

Cross St near Bow laneA little further along in Cross Street, look out for Bow Lane - one of the most ancient parts of Moretonhampstead. A regular ghostly inhabitant leaves one of the thatched cottages, not by the door as one would suppose, but through the wall (all ghosts wish to show they don't need doors, no doubt). This gentle lady is quite small, clad in a long dress and bonnet, and carries her basket over her left arm. She makes her way up Bow Lane to do her shopping, but halfway along slowly fades from sight. No one knows who she is or why she never completed her shopping expedition. However, it is curious that she is always referred to with kindness and gratitude and even as a 'guardian angel'.

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