Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, England

Harvington Hall

Harvington Hall

Harvington Hall (pictured above) is a moated medieval and Elizabethan manor house, which belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. It is particularly notable for its vestment-hide and seven priest-holes, four of which are built around the main staircase and are thought to be the work of Nicholas Owen (a Jesuit lay brother who died in 1606 following being tortured to death).

 

Outside the park is a crossroads where Mistress Hicks was hanged for being a witch, and her ghost now haunts the area.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

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Chaddesley Corbett is a village in Worcestershire, England.

Chaddesley Corbett is situated on the north side of the A448 approximately mid-way between the north Worcestershire towns of Bromsgrove and Kidderminster.

Pictured left is a view of Harvington Hall courtesy of PicturePrince. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.