When I was a youngster I used to cycle to Hemel Hempstead to school via Bullstrode or Felden Lane.  There is dry valley that crosses these lanes, a continuation of Whippendell Bottom, and this is known locally as Molly Oxhey’s Bottom. Alternatively as Molyeaux’s or Molly Oxley’s Bottom. My father used to jokingly warn me to look out for the ghost of Molly Oxhey, a witch who was believed to fly across the valley on her broomstick from time to time.  Talking to a lady from Kings Langley recently, I was told that she was always led to believe that the ghost of Molly rides along the valley on a white horse.  Does anyone else have any variations on the story? And who exactly was Molly Oxhey?
John Hopkins