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What people get wrong about Spring-heeled Jack.

Spring-heeled Jack was an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era.

Jul 5, 2026
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Spring-heeled Jack was an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era.

Spring-heeled Jack was an entity in English folklore of the Victorian era. The first claimed sighting of Spring-heeled Jack was in 1837. Later sightings were reported all over the United Kingdom and were especially prevalent in suburban London, the Midlands and Scotland.

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack
  2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301860
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