Episode 2 of 2
Execution at Heavitree
- When
- 25 August 1682
- Where
- Heavitree gallows
- Part of
- Exeter Witch Executions
The three women were hanged at the Heavitree gallows outside Exeter on 25 August 1682.
Hanged on 25 August 1682 at the Heavitree gallows outside Exeter, their bodies were dumped in unconsecrated ground nearby. They are considered the last hanged for witchcraft in England.
Sources
- Bideford witch trial Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-01
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