Alice Molland (died 1684) was an English woman who was executed for witchcraft.

A plaque commemorating the execution on the wall of Rougemont Castle in Exeter.

Her trial is poorly documented.

She was executed by hanging in Exeter.

She has been referred to as the last person confirmed to be executed for witchcraft in England.[1] [2]

A memorial plaque was made over her.

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  1. ^ Armbruster, Caroline (2016). "Alice Molland (d.1685)". In Levin, Carole; et al. (eds.). A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen: Exemplary Lives: 1500–1650. Routledge. p. 334. OCLC 949870073.
  2. ^ David Pickering, Dictionary of Witchcraft