A large crowd had ascended upon the gallows to watch an accused woman meet her end.She was despised by many especially in her home town of Braintree. They were glad to get rid of her.Her dealings with the devil had resulted in the deaths of many people, and she enchanted anyone who got in her …
Broomfield Essex, The History and Folklore of the Parish Church, The Dragon, Mandeville and Janes Family. The parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, anciently known as St. Leonard stands prominent in the centre of the village of Broomfield near. Chelmsford, Essex. When the original Norman church was built in the late 11th century, Possibly …