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Ran-Tanning at Rampton

Rampton Village
Rampton
Nottinghamshire
England

Ran-Tanning (effigy burning) at Rampton. The effigy is believed to be of a German cobbler living just off the Green, who was married to an Englishwoman. He is alleged to have placed the fingers of one of his children in the fire after she supposedly stole something. The child was badly burnt and the villagers were very angry. He had to lock himself in his house for safety. (Information supplied by an old resident of the village in 1979.)

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