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33 New Road, Sawston
Witchcraft and Apotropaic Markings in Sawston
1920s
A series of Witches’ marks or Apotropaic Markings were recently found at this site. They are intended to ward off witches and evil spirits by carving patterns such as ‘Daisy wheels, or hexafoils’. It is believed these carvings date from the early 1920s.
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Whilst the inhabitants, and possible engravers of these symbols, came from Whittlesey, Sawston itself had an existing history of witchcraft in the village. See this history of St Mary’s Sawston for more information.
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