The village of Slapton administers its own charity which is named after Sir Thomas Knyghton, a former rector. The charity has been in existence for four hundred years and has been responsible for the giving of shoes, petticoats, tools to learn a trade and, in the end, a coffin for the poor.

In 1770 a witch was due to be tried by water and weighed against the bible but the miller, on whose premises the trials were due to take place, refused to carry them out in front of so many spectators, but he did say he would do it later in private.

The name Slapton derives from the Old English words slaep or slaepe and tun. It means ‘slippery place farm or settlement' or ‘slippery/muddy farm or settlement'. At the time of the Domesday Survey it was known as Slapetone. In the 2001 Census the parish population was 590.

Holy Cross Church

It is said that the glinting of moonlight off the buckles on a rector's shoes can be seen as he rushes to an ancient affray. This is all that is seen of him.

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Local Cottage

It is said that in an old cottage in the village can be heard the sounds of children crying but with no mortal source.

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Local Footpath

A ghostly old lady dressed in black and carrying a basket has been seen wandering along a now defunct footpath in the village.

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Local Roads

The ghosts of a young girl and her spectral horse have been seen around the village. She searches for her horse but while she rushes off in one direction it rushes off in another so they end up searching endlessly for each other.

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