Riots & uprisings (1574 pages found in this category)


Winnats Pass

Hill pass and limestone gorge in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England.

Winter Hill

The high point of Rivington Moor in the West Pennine Moors is 1,496 feet high and has been the site of mining, a mass trespass, aeroplane disasters and murder.

Winter Hill Trespass

1896 protest organised when the landowner Colonel Ainsworth closed a track leading to Winter Hill, denying the right of access to the local population.

Witch bottle

Bottles or jars used in counterspells to reverse a curse imposed by a witch.

Witch of Berkeley

Legendary 11th–century witch who tried and failed to prevent the Devil from claiming her body after her death.

Witch of Burslem

Redirected to Molly Leigh (witch).

Witch of Endor

Female sorcerer who appears in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 28:3–25).

Witch of Redden

Redirected to Janet Kennedy, visionary.

Witch of Stapenhill

Redirected to Alice Gooderidge.

Witch stone

Redirected to hagstone.