The Dungeons Where The Pendle Witches Were Held In Lancaster Castle And The Former Prison In Lancashire England. Lancaster Castle, Partly Built In The 13Th Century And Enlarged By Elizabeth I, Stands On The Site Of A Roman Garrison. Lancaster Castle Is Well Known As The Site Of The Pendle Witch Trials In 1612. It Was Said That The Court Based In The Castle The Lancaster Assizes Sentenced More People To Be Hanged Than Any Other In The Country Outside London, Earning Lancaster The Nickname, `The Hanging Town`

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