Bettiscombe's a hamlet in west Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale four miles west of Beaminster. The village has a population of 63 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001. Bettiscombe Manor, a manor house in the village,'s known as "The House of the Screaming Skull" due to a legend dating from the 17th century. Other ghost stories are also associated with the manor.… (More on Bettiscombe)