Hainault Forest
3. THE GOAT WOMAN OF HAVERING
FAIRLOP OAK
DANIEL DAY
FAIRLOP FAIR
HAINAULT FOREST
The old parish church of ST. MARY, later of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, demolished in 1876, stood west of Havering Green, on the site of the present church.

Despite her rough lifestyle Elizabeth lived to what was regarded as a good old age. She was buried in the local churchyard, her funeral attended by nearly the whole village and her goats following her remains to the grave. The cottage was later rebuilt and called Ivy Holt. A strong smell of goats was said to be coming from the walls and ground floor for many years afterwards. If you drive through Havering-atte-Bower late at night, you might catch a glimpse of a ghostly goat herd. During the 1950s a motorist reported seeing it cross the road in front of his vehicle... so drive carefully!

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