The Murder of Anna Maria

Exmoor, 1858. In the isolated village of Simonsbath on Exmoor, the death of a six-year-old child by her father's hand shocked the small community. The story of Anna Maria Burgess and the Wheal Eliza mine has since taken its place among the myths and legends of Exmoor.

The story has been told many times and, as with any story that has been told and retold as this one has been over the years, there are conflicting accounts and differences of opinion. So what really happened? What is the true v...