Mordiford: the village that had a dragon PAINTED ON THE CHURCH WALL until 1811

This is my favourite because there's a paper trail. Mordiford, Herefordshire, right where the Lugg meets the Wye. The wyvern (two legs, not four, get it right) lived up in Haugh Wood. Best version: little local girl called Maud finds a tiny bright winged thing in the woods, wants a pet, smuggles it ……