Mrs Charrington

In the novel By the Pricking of My Thumbs, Mrs Charrington is a former resident of Watermead. She was the widow of an army officer, and was fond of gardening. Mrs Charrington and her daughter, who was in her mid twenties, lived in the house for two or three years.

At the same time William Boscowan, who was then unmarried, first arrived in the area. He became infatuated with Mrs Charrington's daughter.