Yorkshire Legends And Traditions As Told By Her Ancient Chroniclers Her Poets
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The Yore, near Middleham, is said to have been much infested by a kelpie, or river-horse. ' It, ' says Langstaffe in his ' History of Richmondshire, ' ' riseth from the stream at evening, and rampeth along the meadows eager for prey. ' And ' Certainly, ' adds Barker, in his ' Wensleydale, ' 'most marvellous tales of water-spirits, on and about the stream, are not only told by *".... Gray-headed eld In superstitious credence held, " but also by many others. ' It is said that the kelpie claims, a...t least, one human victim annually. Those, who are acquainted with the river, cannot be surprised at all that the tribute is, by means of accidents, pretty punctually rendered. Peg o' Nell's Well at Waddow. Waddow Hall is at Waddington, in the parish of Mitton, separated from Lancashire only by the river Ribble. Within the grounds of the Hall, and near the banks of the river, is the well from which the water- supply of the place is obtained, and known as * Peg o' Nell's Well. ' lIDijlfe, ITaltca, t\_ft, 107 Peg o' Nell was a young woman who, 'once upon a time, ' was servant at the Hall.
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