Mabel Geraldine Woodruffe Peacock (9 May 1856– 17 July 1920)[1] was an English folklorist.
of Bottesford Manor, Brigg, Lincolnshire, and later of Kirton-in-Lindsey.
[2][3] She made collections of folklore in this region and published them in journals and her books.
Mabel Peacock is buried in Grayingham, Lincolnshire churchyard.
[5] Peacock is among the favorite authors of Sir George Bailey in A. S. Byatt's novel, Possession.