Often, stories are how we make sense of the world. Sometimes the world helps us make sense of stories. Or serves as a reminder. This is the case for the Witch's Leg, a large oak tree standing in the middle of the ruins of St Mary's church hidden within the forest. According to legend, it is a defiant remnant of an alleged witch buried there during the witch trials in England. But the oak may not be the only remnant of the departed...

Sources include:

https://www.reddit.com/r/folklore/comments/glxb6w/this_weekend_we_visited_the_16th_century_ruins_of/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-witchs-leg-at-st-marys-church

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23325904.weird-norfolk-witch-east-somerton-buried-woods/

https://www.norfolkfolkloresociety.co.uk/post/the-witch-of-east-somerton

https://thefairytaletraveler.com/2015/10/01/norfolk-folklore/

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