# Dead Woman’s Ditch: Somerset’s Ancient Mystery, Murdered Women and Dark Folklore

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Podcast: [The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858)
Published: 2026-07-18T23:00:00+00:00
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High on the Quantock Hills, Dead Woman’s Ditch carries a name older than the murders later tied to it. This episode follows the ancient earthwork, the story of Jane Walford, the 1988 discovery of Shirley Banks, and the shadow of John Cannan and Suzy Lamplugh. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Woman%27s_Ditch https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1008254 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=19191&uid=189513 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cannan https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-11-07/bristol-murderer-and-sex-offender-dies-in-jail-aged-70 https://www.suzylamplugh.org/suzys-story https://www.suzylamplugh.org/news/statement-on-john-cannans-death Daily Mirror, “At Last They’ve Found Shirley,” Tuesday 5 April 1988 Somerset County Herald, “The Land of Quantock,” Saturday 12 March 1938 Sarah xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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