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The Mystery of the Ongar Scorpions

31/05/202414/12/2022 by Alex Hamlyn

Reading Time: 5 minutesHave you heard the one about the Scorpion colony living in Ongar, Essex? The rumours date back to the 1970s, and some say they never existed at all. Read on to see what we discovered.

Categories Weird & Wonderful Tags Essex

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