Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project
@lincsfolk.bsky.social
Lincolnshire Folk Tales: Origins, Legacies, Connections, Futures - funded 2/2024-7/25 by the Arts & Humanities Research Council at Nottingham Trent University. Website http://lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com.
There are no fewer than four deserted medieval villages in the immediate vicinity, the easiest of which to visit is Beesby. Whatever stories were told in these mysterious places full of foundations and holloways is not recorded, but they fire the imagination.
July 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
There are no fewer than four deserted medieval villages in the immediate vicinity, the easiest of which to visit is Beesby. Whatever stories were told in these mysterious places full of foundations and holloways is not recorded, but they fire the imagination.
Take GREAT care if you go to look at it: this is a thin and busy A road. 2/3
July 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Take GREAT care if you go to look at it: this is a thin and busy A road. 2/3
This unassuming marker in roadside meadowsweet, hogweed, thistles and nettles near Cadeby marks the location of a Victorian tragedy, long connected to a ghost story. 1/3
July 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This unassuming marker in roadside meadowsweet, hogweed, thistles and nettles near Cadeby marks the location of a Victorian tragedy, long connected to a ghost story. 1/3
@abrackenbury.bsky.social wrote us an evocative guest post about her nonfiction book 'Village', now available to buy! Alison gives space to some of Lincolnshire's choicest tales and their tellers: lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2025/06/30/t...
July 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
@abrackenbury.bsky.social wrote us an evocative guest post about her nonfiction book 'Village', now available to buy! Alison gives space to some of Lincolnshire's choicest tales and their tellers: lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2025/06/30/t...
A wild man of the woods, or wodewose, on the tomb of Katherine Baroness Willoughby D’Eresby (d.1580) and Richard Bertie in St James’s church, Spilsby. Another Lincolnshire wild man has stories attached to him, and perhaps another carving on a tomb:
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/12/t...
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/12/t...
June 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A wild man of the woods, or wodewose, on the tomb of Katherine Baroness Willoughby D’Eresby (d.1580) and Richard Bertie in St James’s church, Spilsby. Another Lincolnshire wild man has stories attached to him, and perhaps another carving on a tomb:
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/12/t...
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/12/t...
With the stunning weather we're having, why not revisit some walking routes that take you through Lincolnshire's folk tale locations? lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/07/06/w... Have a favourite folklore route of your own? Get in touch lincolnshirefolktales@gmail.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
With the stunning weather we're having, why not revisit some walking routes that take you through Lincolnshire's folk tale locations? lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/07/06/w... Have a favourite folklore route of your own? Get in touch lincolnshirefolktales@gmail.com
At night, and just occasionally, do candles appear to flicker inside the All Saints', Holbeach? Eh?
See our folk tale map to learn about an alleged incident that spawned a flurry of poems in the nineteenth century, and another just this year:
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
See our folk tale map to learn about an alleged incident that spawned a flurry of poems in the nineteenth century, and another just this year:
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
June 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
At night, and just occasionally, do candles appear to flicker inside the All Saints', Holbeach? Eh?
See our folk tale map to learn about an alleged incident that spawned a flurry of poems in the nineteenth century, and another just this year:
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
See our folk tale map to learn about an alleged incident that spawned a flurry of poems in the nineteenth century, and another just this year:
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
June 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The legend of the Wild Man of Stainfield is discussed by project lead @rorywaterman.bsky.social (who accidentally says fifteenth, not sixteenth, century – but never mind!)
in this episode of BBC Secret Lincolnshire.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
in this episode of BBC Secret Lincolnshire.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
June 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The legend of the Wild Man of Stainfield is discussed by project lead @rorywaterman.bsky.social (who accidentally says fifteenth, not sixteenth, century – but never mind!)
in this episode of BBC Secret Lincolnshire.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
in this episode of BBC Secret Lincolnshire.
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Manwar Ings (aka Manwar Rings), near Swineshead: an intriguing, easily-visited earthwork that is at least medieval and, well…
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/06/c...
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/06/c...
June 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Manwar Ings (aka Manwar Rings), near Swineshead: an intriguing, easily-visited earthwork that is at least medieval and, well…
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/06/c...
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/06/c...
Come to the amazing East Anglian Folklore Centre for an evening of Lincolnshire Folk Tales & MORE. Friday 13th (auspicious!), tickets here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/lincolnshi...
www.eventbrite.com/e/lincolnshi...
June 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Come to the amazing East Anglian Folklore Centre for an evening of Lincolnshire Folk Tales & MORE. Friday 13th (auspicious!), tickets here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/lincolnshi...
www.eventbrite.com/e/lincolnshi...
The leaning tower of Surfleet, which according to legend bowed to a passing knight. Whether that knight rode a vintage tractor is not revealed, though the steeple did flop down reverentially, and momently, as this mechanical steed spluttered by.
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2025/03/17/t...
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2025/03/17/t...
June 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The leaning tower of Surfleet, which according to legend bowed to a passing knight. Whether that knight rode a vintage tractor is not revealed, though the steeple did flop down reverentially, and momently, as this mechanical steed spluttered by.
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2025/03/17/t...
lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2025/03/17/t...
Some more pictures of our packed event yesterday at Boston Book Festival, with readings from Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined (published recently by @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social) by Robert Etty, Alex Harvey and Alison Brackenbury. Thank you to all who joined us!
June 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Some more pictures of our packed event yesterday at Boston Book Festival, with readings from Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined (published recently by @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social) by Robert Etty, Alex Harvey and Alison Brackenbury. Thank you to all who joined us!
We had a lovely time at the @bostonbookfestuk with @alisonbrackenbury2, Rob Etty and Alex Harvey reading from their work in the Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined anthology. Thank you to everyone who came and for BBF for being such excellent hosts (we loved the cake and jam!!!)
June 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We had a lovely time at the @bostonbookfestuk with @alisonbrackenbury2, Rob Etty and Alex Harvey reading from their work in the Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined anthology. Thank you to everyone who came and for BBF for being such excellent hosts (we loved the cake and jam!!!)
Check out the excellent podcasts from the storytelling events & workshops for children & young people that we undertook with @adversecamber10.bsky.social!
See the media page on our website, or visit www.adversecamber.org/project/lincolnshire-folk-tales-origins-legacies-connections-futures
See the media page on our website, or visit www.adversecamber.org/project/lincolnshire-folk-tales-origins-legacies-connections-futures
June 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Check out the excellent podcasts from the storytelling events & workshops for children & young people that we undertook with @adversecamber10.bsky.social!
See the media page on our website, or visit www.adversecamber.org/project/lincolnshire-folk-tales-origins-legacies-connections-futures
See the media page on our website, or visit www.adversecamber.org/project/lincolnshire-folk-tales-origins-legacies-connections-futures
Check out lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/folk-tale-map/. Pins link to 120+ short articles outlining tales, with sources, photos, videos, links, and information about what you can see in the area, updated/added to regularly. We are confident you'll enjoy it! Many are excellent places to visit.
June 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Check out lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/folk-tale-map/. Pins link to 120+ short articles outlining tales, with sources, photos, videos, links, and information about what you can see in the area, updated/added to regularly. We are confident you'll enjoy it! Many are excellent places to visit.
Listen to @abrackenbury.bsky.social read from and discuss her sequence ‘Gap’ from our anthology Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined (@fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social) on today’s episode of The Verb on BBC Radio 4! Available on BBC Sounds for the next month. Download Alison's new book Village next month!
June 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Listen to @abrackenbury.bsky.social read from and discuss her sequence ‘Gap’ from our anthology Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined (@fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social) on today’s episode of The Verb on BBC Radio 4! Available on BBC Sounds for the next month. Download Alison's new book Village next month!
Okay, fair's fair, this is not the riveting quiz that tells you which dog you should adopt or what the celestial spheres *really* think about your hair... BUT you filling out this questionnaire will be super valuable for us and future folklore research: forms.office.com/e/FwiLdetvnY
May 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Okay, fair's fair, this is not the riveting quiz that tells you which dog you should adopt or what the celestial spheres *really* think about your hair... BUT you filling out this questionnaire will be super valuable for us and future folklore research: forms.office.com/e/FwiLdetvnY
Temple Bruer tower is all that now remains of the Knights Templar's Preceptory, founded by William of Ashby. It was one of a pair which once stood to the east of the original circular church.
The Templars are, of course, the protagonists of a whole host of myths. What's your favourite Templar story?
The Templars are, of course, the protagonists of a whole host of myths. What's your favourite Templar story?
April 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Temple Bruer tower is all that now remains of the Knights Templar's Preceptory, founded by William of Ashby. It was one of a pair which once stood to the east of the original circular church.
The Templars are, of course, the protagonists of a whole host of myths. What's your favourite Templar story?
The Templars are, of course, the protagonists of a whole host of myths. What's your favourite Templar story?
@rorywaterman.bsky.social & @nicktriplow.bsky.social are venturing to merry Scunthorpe for a Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined anthology event. Book your spot here: www.opac.northlincs.gov.uk/events#/even...
April 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@rorywaterman.bsky.social & @nicktriplow.bsky.social are venturing to merry Scunthorpe for a Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined anthology event. Book your spot here: www.opac.northlincs.gov.uk/events#/even...
Information about an intriguing local tale in Holbeach church. It has left a long literary legacy, which began almost immediately.
But did it really happen? See lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
But did it really happen? See lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
April 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Information about an intriguing local tale in Holbeach church. It has left a long literary legacy, which began almost immediately.
But did it really happen? See lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
But did it really happen? See lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/2024/02/20/t...
Breakfast of champions. See our IG about the onion ring: www.instagram.com/reel/DIyLm7j...
April 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Breakfast of champions. See our IG about the onion ring: www.instagram.com/reel/DIyLm7j...
Have you experienced a Lincolnshire folk tale?: forms.office.com/e/FwiLdetvnY
April 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Have you experienced a Lincolnshire folk tale?: forms.office.com/e/FwiLdetvnY
Could I (Anna) have spelled 'Sheffield' more wrong? Answers in comments, please. Oh, and check out the updates on our events page: lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/events-works...
April 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Could I (Anna) have spelled 'Sheffield' more wrong? Answers in comments, please. Oh, and check out the updates on our events page: lincolnshirefolktalesproject.com/events-works...