A History of Newport Pagnell


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Haunted Places in Newport Pagnell


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Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire is believed to be the most haunted town in Britain. Its ghosts include a mysterious monk, a whispering child and a woman who burned to death. This book tells of the never-ending funeral procession, the plague victims, the murdered grey lady and the heroic policeman who died on duty. Included are 25 chilling ghost tales and first-hand accounts. They include fascinating stories of murder, mystery and tragedy. Julie Wilson has worked as a journalist for many years and has written local history books. She was born in Newport Pagnell and several generations of her family have lived in the town.




A History of Newport Pagnell (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from A History of Newport Pagnell HE casual visitor to the market town of Newport Pagnell, situate in the Three Hundreds of Newport and in the Northern part of the County of Buckingham, will perhaps not see anything which will specially impress upon him the fact that it is a place with historic associations. But to those who know something of the Metropolis of North Bucks, as the town is sometimes called, or are interested in the years that are gone, the aspect is different. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.










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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review


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The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.