# The Sidcot Conjurer | George Beacham and the Haunted Mendips : Folklore of the Westcountry

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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: 2026-06-21T23:00:00+00:00
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In the small Somerset village of Sidcot, George Beacham was remembered as a cattle doctor, a conjurer, and a man with knowledge of the old ways. When his final burial wish was ignored, the story says his widow’s cottage erupted with moving furniture, falling household goods, and the sound of the dead man’s boots coming slowly down the stairs. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research Links: https://archive.org/stream/historyofsidcots00knig/historyofsidcots00knig_djvu.txt https://www.sdnq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Somerset-County-Herald-Notes-and-Queries-1919-transcript-by-Paul-Mansfield.pdf https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/5615/banwell-fort https://hauntedhosts.com/haunted-places/avon/location/1235-banwell-blown-cross-haunting https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2092/wimblestone https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/somerset/somedata.php Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow. Sarah and Tobie 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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