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United Kingdom

The country whose Victorian-era cases, folklore, and modern hauntings recur throughout the site's subjects, from Whitechapel to Loch Ness.

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Events

  • BBC Videotape Wiping Practice1960s-1978

    United Kingdom was the site of BBC Videotape Wiping Practice.

  • Carrington Event

    United Kingdom was the site of Carrington Event — Richard Carrington observed the triggering solar flare from his private observatory in Redhill, Surrey.

Places

  • Stonehengebuilt in phases, c. 3000-1520 BC

    United Kingdom contains Stonehenge.

  • London

    United Kingdom contains London.

  • Scotland

    United Kingdom contains Scotland.

  • Kirkby-in-Ashfield

    United Kingdom contains Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

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What Did the Government Find on Bodmin Moor?

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