Mythology
Westminster Pond, a great place for fishing and jogging, located on the outskirts of Ampthill, has been rumoured to be cursed and/or haunted by a variety of paranormal activity. Villagers report seeing faint white lights 'wandering' around the wood then mysteriously disappearing into thin air. Stories and tales say of the place to be built around a historic 'prison' used to give local criminals a place to stay/sleep before being taken off to London for their prosecution. It was also said to be used as a 'camp' for victims of the plague, where which many suffered and died. Though there have been rumours of murders, burials, rituals/sacrifices and of course the village tales of the prisons, plagued camps and paranormal activities, nothing yet has been proven.
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