| Alice Glaston | |
| Birth Place: | Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England |
| Death Date: | 13 April 1546 (aged 11) |
| Death Place: | Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England |
| Death Cause: | Execution by hanging |
| Conviction: | Unknown |
| Conviction Penalty: | Death |
Alice Glaston (– 13 April 1546) was an 11-year-old English girl from Little Wenlock who was hanged in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, under the reign of Henry VIII.[1] [2] She is likely the youngest girl ever to be legally executed in England, though 8- or 9-year-old John Dean was hanged for arson in 1629.[3] The crime for which she was hanged is unknown, but it is speculated that she was accused of either murder or witchcraft.[4] She was hanged with two other people.[5] Sir Thomas Butler, vicar of Much Wenlock, records Glaston's burial at his church.[6]
In October 2014, writer Paul Evans released The Spirit Child, a speculative supernatural radio play about the events leading to her execution.[7]