Bedgrove used to be a farm and hamlet lying to the southeast of Aylesbury but in the late 1950s they were consumed when the largest housing estate in the country, at the time, was built in the area. Now it has been effectively swallowed up by Aylesbury's urban development. Its history dates back at least a millennium as it is named in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Begraue. Today it is the County Headquarters for the St John Ambulance. In the 2001 Census the ward population was 9,171.

The Duck

The owners of The Duck in Bedgrove are troubled by a ghost who moves heavy objects around in the cellar at night. This, though, is not the worst aspect of the haunting as the sound of screaming has also been heard. The ghost has been seen when a figure in black was spotted standing by the bar after closing time.

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