Bideford Witches Hang

In 1682, three women from Bideford were hanged - their crime was

witchcraft. They were the last women in England to be executed for this

crime.

The three witches charged were - Temperance Lloyd, Susanna Edwards and Mary Trembles.

All

lived in Bideford although little is known about them beyond their

arrests, trial and execution. The women were tried at the assizes of

Exeter Castle.

According to the official record of the trial, all

three pleaded not guilty. They were hanged at Heavitree just outside

the city.