Woodleigh Common

In the novel Hallowe'en Party, Woodleigh Common is an English village. Whilst spending Halloween there, Ariadne Oliver asks Hercule Poirot to come there and solve the murder of a young girl.

The location of Woodleigh Common is not precisely stated but Ariadne Oliver speaks of going "down" to the village from London so it is probably to the south in Kent or Surrey, East/West Sussex or Hampshire. It is about thirty to forty miles and near the town of Medchester. According to Ariadne, it is mainly a residential village where people commute to London or Medchester. As a result, according to Superintendent Spence, there are not many villagers who had spent a long time as residents. Most people came and went depending on where their jobs were.

In the ITV 2010 adaptation of the novel, Woodleigh Common is in East Sussex. This is seen in an newpaper article about Joyce's death which Poirot shows Michael Garfield on the train.

Locations in Woodleigh Common

 * The Elms - The village school
 * The Green Swan - The village pub
 * Quarry Wood
 * Supermarket
 * Police station
 * Clinic of Dr Ferguson and his partner Worral
 * Church and vicarage

Nearby
 * The Black Boy inn at Haversham
 * Kilterbury Ring

Medchester
 * Medchester Technical

Residents of Woodleigh Common
At Apple Trees
 * Rowena Drake
 * Mrs Garlton

At Pine Crest
 * Elspeth McKay
 * Superintendent Spence

At Quarry House (formerly, as well as staff of)
 * Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe
 * Olga Seminoff
 * Harriet Leaman
 * James Jenkins
 * Mary Doherty

At Quarry House (present)
 * Colonel Weston
 * Mrs Weston

Cottage near Quarry House
 * Michael Garfield

Bungalow adjourning Quarry Woods
 * Judith Butler
 * Miranda Butler
 * Ariadne Oliver (house guest)
 * Mrs Perring

House of Mrs Brand
 * Mrs Brand
 * Nicholas Ransom
 * Desmond Holland

House of the Reynolds
 * Mr Reynolds
 * Mrs Reynolds
 * Ann Reynolds
 * Joyce Reynolds
 * Leopold Reynolds

Vicarage
 * Reverend Charles Cotterell

Others
 * Dr Ferguson
 * Dr Worral
 * Miss Lee
 * Mrs Minden
 * Mrs Cartwright
 * Simon Lampton - curate
 * Inspector Tim Raglan
 * Sergeant Goodwin