The Tale of John Dobbs by Fiona Waters
In Kesgrave, Suffolk you can find the grave of John Dobbs dated 1740. The solitary headstone, surrounded by iron railings, sits on a lonely grassy area next to Kesgrave Wood deep in the Suffolk countryside. It is said that anyone who disturbs his resting place will be chased away by his angry and bitter ghost. Many have spoken of the strange inexplicable sadness that fills the woods nearby.
John Dobbs was a shepherd and led a life full of loss and sadness. He lost his beloved wife, and then his two baby sons to the plague. John mourned for his loved ones and in a moment of grief, lost sight of a sheep in his flock. John wandered the fields for days in the hopes that he would find the lost animal, but he never did and fearing that he might face being deported for the crime of stealing, he took his life.