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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Stockwell Ghost.
 
A supposed ghost that haunted the village of Stockwell, near London, in 1772. The real author of the strange noises was Anne Robinson, a servant. (See COCK LANE GHOST.)   1
 


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