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A posh village is being terrorised by an elderly 'poo-bomber' who dumps piles of human excrement on paths and driveways.

Outraged villagers say the bespectacled woman is leaving her stinking waste on public footpaths and roadside verges and other public areas in Inkpen, Berkshire.

One resident, who asked not to be named, said people are "disgusted" by the woman's bizarre behaviour - and said the culprit was taking increasing risks over where she makes her unwanted deposits.

She said: "She seems to be getting more and more daring - people are now finding human poo and soiled tissue paper close to their driveway entrances.

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"It's as if she gets a thrill out of leaving her trademark where she might get caught."

She has plenty of space to do her business - Inkpen, with about 850 residents, is reputed to be the biggest village by area in Berkshire, with homes scattered across stretching several square miles, and boasting a maze of footpaths and bridleways.

It is just three or four miles as the crow flies to Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey is filmed.

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The castle can be viewed from Coombe Hill overlooking the village, the highest point in Berkshire, where seven counties including the Isle of Wight and Surrey can be seen on a clear day.

Many celebrities live in the area including Channel Four broadcaster Jon Snow.

Some properties in their own grounds are worth at least £10 million.

"What she's doing is definitely not the sort of behaviour you expect in the place like this," the resident said.

"Lots of people know who she is but unless we catch her in the act, we can't prove it.

"We just want her to stop doing it in public and use her own toilet at home."

It comes after footage emerged of a suspected serial pooper in Ohio.

The alleged perpetrator had been leaving unwelcome gifts of human excrement then making a not-so-clean getaway.

Sometimes the waste is left on the door handles and interior, when cars have been left unlocked, and sometimes even smeared on windows.

Suspected serial pooper caught on camera: