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Molly Leigh (witch)

Woman accused by her local rector of being a witch, but never formally charged as such.

Monastic grange

Monastic granges were outlying landholdings held by monasteries independent of the manorial system. They could be of six known types: agrarian, bercaries (sheep farms), vaccaries (cattle farms), horse studs, fisheries or industrial complexes.

Monday’s Child

Nursery rhyme supposed to foretell a child's character or future from their day of birth.

Montague Napier

English automobile and aircraft engine manufacturer.

Montezuma’s Daughter

Novel by H. Rider Haggard published in 1893, the last of his best work.

Moorland

Dominant landscape of Britain's uplands, including many of its national parks.

Moors murders

Murders carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around what is now Greater Manchester, England. The victims were five children aged between 10 and 17 – Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans – at least four of whom were sexually assaulted.

More Ghost Stories

Collection of seven short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1911.

Morleys Hall

Morleys Hall, a moated hall converted into two houses on the edge of Astley Moss in Astley, Greater Manchester, England, was largely rebuilt in the 19th century on the site of a medieval timber house.

Morton Ghost

Redirected to Cheltenham Ghost.