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General
Bovingdon is an attractive village situated on the edge of the Chilterns. The village once had a thriving cottage industry of straw plaiting for the hat trade. The straw was brought up from Luton to ‘The Well' where people would collect it to work at home. In the 2001 Census the population was 4,611.
Bovingdon's first church was built in 1235 but it did not become a separate parish until 1833. The churchyard is one of the largest in Hertfordshire and contains some very fine avenues of yew trees. Yew is poisonous and it is alleged that the trees were planted to stop the vicar grazing his animals in the churchyard. The churchyard covers an area of two hectares and is planted with over one hundred and twenty trees.
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Bovingdon Airfield
Initially Bovingdon airfield was occupied by American servicemen and it was used as a bomber airfield. Now all that remains are the runways.
People walking their dogs in the area sense a presence and their animals howl and raise their hackles and will even sometimes run off home, but no one knows why. Many of the aircrew died during WWII so does something of them remain at Bovongdon.
There are numerous phenomena that have occurred at the airfield including a mysterious mist that has been seen by several people. The mist seems to just suddenly appear and equally as quickly disappear and has been described as being so dense that you couldn't see through it. One person experienced it late at night as he walked down the runway. At the time he was not alone, with his companions remaining in the car they had arrived in. As he walked down the runway he was about six metres from the car when the occupants saw the mist which seemed to be following him then it engulfed him. The victim found that he could not see through the mist to the car nor could be hear his companions calling out to him. He tried to walk back to the car and as he did so the mist vanished. In another incidence two cars were travelling along the runway and were some distance apart when the rear car saw the mist following the lead car for a few seconds then it vanished.
People who have visited the airfield also report hearing the sound of aircraft engines and even Morse code. Even a strange smell has occurred, in this case the unmistakable smell of bubblegum, a remnant of the US forces stationed there?
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02-05-2008
Bovingdon Airfield
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Murvagh House
Murvagh House in Box Lane was the site of poltergeist activity in the 1980s. The owners of the property were giving a winter dinner party in the oak-panelled dining room when a large candlestick flew across the room before the eyes of the people seated at the table. Doors were known to open by themselves during the night and strange bangs and crashes were regularly heard.
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St Lawrence's Church
The churchyard of St Lawrence's church is said to have been desecrated when blood was spilt there. Since then the dead have been unable to rest quietly in their graves.
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