Ghosts of Great Britain

Contents

 

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………2

Ghosts of different counties ……………………………………………………………………3

Are ghosts dangerous? …………………………………………………………………………32

My own research work……………………………………………………………………………36

Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………………37

Sources…………………………………………………………………………………………………38

Appendix: Map of the ghosts of Great Britain……………………………………………39

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

England, among other things, is famous for its many castles with histories which date backs centuries. And many of these impressive castles are haunted, of course! Generally speaking British Isles are riddled with a surplus of spooks, specters, phantoms, wraiths, shades, ghouls, ghosts and the undead.

Many people study the official history of Great Britain that is the part of the history that appears in serious books and deals with monarchies, wars, conquests and so on. But there also exists a hidden history of Great Britain that deals with folk beliefs, superstitions and fears, and that is the part of the history as well.

Nowadays we can observe an increasing interest in unwritten sources of history. And a legend plays a big role in folk oral creation of all the nations besides it’s considered to be one of the most interesting and important genre of them.

Legends are passed on from father to son and you can also find them in the media. In spite of legends’ popularity they didn’t become an object of systematical historical research.

The stories I have chosen are from all around the country and can be a good example of the darker side of Great Britain. Most of them don’t have serious evidences proving the veracity of some of them. However, many British people think that they are true.

But whether we choose to believe or not in ghosts and spirits, there is no denying that we only have to look through history to find a wide range of spooky encounters.

The world is changing around us; the science is getting more powerful and can explain almost everything but an interest in the spirit world doesn’t disappear. It seems that no matter how much we progress, we have a natural interest in ghosts.

That’s why this topic is thought to be actual. And the object of my own research is stories about ghosts of Great Britain.

 

 

Bedfordshire

1. Wobum Abbey

The summerhouse is haunted by the ghost of the “Flying Duchess” who disappeared in 1937 after failing to pilot her plane home and was never seen again.

2. Union Street Bedford

Not far from the prison was the site of a public gallows. The ghost of highwayman Black Tom who was hanged here in 1607 haunts the area.

3. Ampthill Park

The ghostly figure of a man on horseback has been seen riding from Katherine’s Cross to a stream close by.

4. Aspley Guise

The ghost of Dick Turpin has been seen riding along Weathercock Lane. It is said he discovered the bodies of a young couple at the old manor house and blackmailed the father into letting him use the house as a hideout whenever he wanted, as a price for his silence.

 

Berkshire

1. St. Bartholomews Church, Arborfield

Haunted by the ghost of a young girl who was due to marry the gardener at the hall, but was murdered by a jealous butler. She visits at midnight on New Year’s Eve and stands by the yew tree.

2. Bracknell.

The road to Ascot is haunted by the ghost of a policeman with a mutilated face.

3. Tidmarsh.

In June the ghost of a young boy can be seen rising from the waters of the little River Tang, where he drowned.

4. The Royal Stag, Datchet

A ghostly handprint appears from time to time on a window in the pub. It is thought to belong to a young boy who died in a blizzard while waiting for his father who was inside.

5. Brimpton

In January, Brimpton Lane is haunted by the ghostly screams of revelers who were in a carriage on the way to the Hunt Ball, when it plunged into the river at Abel Bridge.

 

 

 

Buckinghamshire

1. Haddenham

At the junction of the A418 and the road leading to the village of Haddenham, a ghostly figure appears as a forewarning of a danger. This is the ghost of a farmer, murdered on his way home from Thame market. His ghost tells the story.

2. Upton Court, Marlow

Haunted by the ghost of a woman in a blood-stained dress. Friday might is the best time to see her.

3. Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe

Disraeli’s ghost has been seen at his former home on the upper floors and at the foot of the cellar stairs.

4. Lane End, High Wycombe

A ghostly woman in a red dress haunts the area around Wheeler End Common.

5. Fulmer

The ghostly sound of a horse and trap has been heard near the ford although nothing is seen.

 

Cambridgeshire

 

1. Conington

In October 1948 Colonel Mellows was heading with his friend Mr. Percival. They were coming back from shooting and didn’t see the train coming from the opposite direction and it ploughed into the car.

2. The old Ferryboat Inn

Juliet Tewsley loved Thomas Roul, the woodcutter, with a passion. But he rejected her. She ran home and hanged herself from a tree in full view of the inn.

3. Grantchester

A ghost haunts the top floor of the rectory. Some think it might to be spirit of Rupert Brookes.

 

4. Upware

Area around Devil’s Ditch is haunted by the Black Shuck, Odin’s Dog of War.

 

 

 

5. Kimbolton

The castle is haunted by Catherine of Aragon, King Henry VII’s wife, who was held prisoner here during the last years of her life.

6. Christ College

The ghost of a former don, believed to have been murdered, haunts the area around the college appearing to new students.

 

Chesire

 

1. Bosley

One woman made drunk John Naden murder her husband, Robert Brough, his employer. Then he was hanged on the gallows on Gun Hill. Be warned! He’s not the friendliest of ghosts.

2. Lyme Hall

 

Mistress Blanche loved Piers with all her heart. But their love had to be kept secret. He went off the battle and then his body was bought home to be buried. She even couldn’t attend his funeral, she never had the chance to say goodbye and pay my respects.

3. Shocklach

Once a year the lane leading to the church is filled with the ghosts of the Breretons.

4. Handforth

The ghost of a woman haunts the Old Personage, she was frightened to death by a visit from Prince Charles Stuart in 1745.

5. Dunham Town

The ghost of a builder who died during the construction of the earlier manor house haunts Dunham Massey Hall.

6. Barthomley

The church field is haunted by the Lady in White and the ghost of a dog haunts a road nearby.

 

Cornwall

 

1. Penfound Manor

Kate Penfound loved John Trebarfoot. But her father was against their marriage. They decided to elope but were caught. John was killed and she was badly injured.

2. Launceston

A ghoul or Kergrim is said to haunt the churchyard.

3. Penryn

Just before Christmas a ghostly coach drawn by headless horses sometimes appears.

4. Godrevy-Portreath

The story around Deadman’s Cove in haunted by a ghostly black figure.

5. Pengersick Castle

Is haunted by the ghost of a man called Millington who was poisoned by his wife after he had tried to poison her.

6. Godolphin House

A ghostly funeral procession has been seen on the path leading to the family chapel.

 

County Durham

 

1. Raby Castle

 

Gilbert Vane’s marriage was a disappointment for his parents. Even in death his mother is still angry and you can see her walking the halls.

2. Walworth Castle

The maidservant didn’t mean to be any trouble. The Lord got very angry when he found out she was pregnant. He had her bricked up in a spiral staircase.

3. West Auckland

Haunted by a phantom rider on a grey horse who rides towards Hamsterley Forest, his face a mask of blood.

4. Littleburn Colliery

Disused colliery haunted by a phantom pit pony and the ghost of a miner killed when the pony bolted.

5. Langley Park

A phantom hearse pulled by headless horses haunts the ruins of Langley Hall.

6. Durham Cathedral

A secret passage is said to lead from the cathedral to Finchale Abbey but is so full of horrors that nobody can stand going into it.

 

 

Cumbria

 

1. Levens Hall

A starving woman asked for food and shelter one family. But they turned her away. She died and cursed them.

2. Sizergh Castle

Haunted by Katherine Parr, Henry VII’s last wife.

3. Cartmell Fell

The ghost of a young girl haunts the spot where her lover was srtuck by lightning and killed.

4. Elterwater

Haunted by the ghost of one of four men killed by an explosion here in 1916.

5. Armboth House, Thirlmere

Haunted by the ghost of a girl who was married at midnight on Halloween and then murdered.

6. Lowther Castle, Penrith

The castle and ground are haunted by the ghost of the first Earl of Lonsdale.

Denbighshire

 

1. Denbigh Castle

Henry de Lacy built the Goblin Tower, which is situated just below the castle. His son was 15 years old and loved watching the tower being built. One day he was up on the scaffolding watching the men when he lost his fooling and fell to his death.

2. Ruthin Castle

One woman’s husband was having an affair with a local woman so she killed her. You might see her wandering the battlements.

3. Bodelwyddan Castle

The Sculpture Gallery is haunted by the ghost of a lady and the Terrace Tea Room is haunted by a blue lady.

Derbyshire

 

1. Highlow Hall

One woman hoped to be Nicholas Eyre’s wife but he rejected her in favor of her younger sister. The humiliation and sadness were too much for her, so she killed herself.

 

2. St Lawrence’s Church

Catherine Mompesson and his wife worked hard to comfort the sick and sying people from vile disease but the disease took her from her beloved husband.

 

3. Winnats Pass

Henry and Clara’s parents didn’t approve of their relationship. They decided to elope but three lead-miners jumped out on then on the road. They robbed and killed them both.

4. Renishaw Hall

Haunted by two ghosts. A woman in her fifties, possibly a servant, wearing a white cap, also a woman with dark hair and clothes.

5. Hardwick Hall

Haunted by a spectral monk with a luminous white face.

6. Hathersage

The vicarage is haunted by the ghost of a White Lady.

 

Devon

1. Berry Pomeroy Castle

Lady Margaret Pomeroy’s sister let a man come between them and ruin their sisterly love. Eleanor locked her in the dungeon beneath the tower and left her to starve to death.

 

2. Highwayman Inn

The sailors trapped in the ice. The Captain made the difficult decision to drift with the ice and hope it would take them south. Those who died on the voyage didn’t want to leave the ship and their spirits remain inside the door.

 

3. The Three Crowns Hotel

Sidney Godolphin took part in a local fight and although he fought valiantly he was shot.

4. North Huish

A ghostly bearded monk in a brown habit haunts the rector, which was once a manor house.

5. Bridestowe

Outside the Royal Oak is haunted by the ghosts of Lady Howard and her coach who are heard and sometimes seen.

6. Lapford

Is haunted by John Radforfd, once the vicar, who was refused his wish to be buried in the church, after he murdered his curate.

 

Dorset

1. Athelhampton

Martyn didn’t notice his pet. He opened the secret door in the chamber and went in, closed the door behind him and climbed the stairs. The poor creature starved to death.

 

2. Bindon Hill

The ghosts of Roman Legionnaires held the valley when they lost their footing and the whole legion fell to their death

3. Parish Church of St Mary

John Daniel was buried without knowing full facts. Everybody saw him and his coffin, his half-brother was among them. He threw a stone at what he saw and he disappeared.

4. Hinton Martell

It’s said to be haunted by the ghost of a nun. The old rectory at Hinton is also haunted.

 

 

5. Wimborne Mister

Haunted by Revd Percy Newall, a previous occupant of the house, most frequently seen at 6 a.m. with a bible under his arm

6. The Town Museum, Poole

A 15^th Century building by the ghost of Agnes Beard who was murdered there.

Dumfries and Galloway

1.Baldoon Castle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janet Dalrymple loved Archibald but her father wanted her to marry David Dunbar. But in the end she agreed to marry him. On their wedding night tragedy stuck but no one is sure what happened. Everybody found her husband wounded while she cowered in the covered in blood.

2. Comlongon Castle

Lady Marion Carruthers had to marry James Douglas, a man she didn’t love. She went to the tower and jumped from the top right hand window.

3. Corsock

A ghostly, headless piper is seen and heard playing at Corsock Hill.

4. Millhousebridge

The ghost of a man called Porteous haunts Spedlin’s Tower. He was imprisoned there and starved to death.

East Sussex

1. Pevensey Castle

 

Lady Joan Pelham was killed to attempt to defend this castle.

2. Winchelsea

A ghost haunts the Queen’s Head Hotel which was once a farmhouse. The ghost is thought to be that of a former landlord or a tenant farmer.

3. Hastings

Thomas Becket’s ghost has been seen on autumn evenings. Groans, ratting chains and ghostly music have been heard in the castle.

4. Michelham Priory

The ghost of a Grey Lady haunts the priory, she looks down at the moat where it is thought she drowned.

5. Herstmonceux Castle

Haunted by various ghosts including drummer, a white lady on a donkey, a sleepwalking man and both a Grey and a White Lady.

 

East Yorkshire

1. Burton Agnes Hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne loved this house. Once on her way home 2 beggars robbed her and killed, her dying wish was to her sisters was that her skull should remain in the house forever. But they didn’t take it seriously.

 

2. Skipsea Castle

 

 

Drogo de Bevere said he hadn’t wanted to kill his wife but that hadn’t stopped him poisoning her and hiding her body.

3. Watton

The meadows which run from the ruined priory down to Watton Beck are haunted by a headless nun

4. Beverley

A phantom coach and horses driven by the headless ghost of Sir Jocelyn Percy has been seen in the streets.

5. Sunderlandwick Hall, Driffield

Haunted by the sound of wet feet walking on the stone-flagged floor.

 

 

Essex

1. Beeleigh Abbey

Sir John Gate was executed on 22^nd August 1553

2. Palace Theatre

George loved his job in the theatre. He realized one day that the theatre was in terrible financial difficulties. He couldn’t deal with it and hanged herself from the fly floor.

3. Layer Marney

Lord Marney, who died in 1523, haunts the staircase in Layer Marney Tower. He died before its completion.

4. West Mersea Hall

The hall, which is built on the site of a Roman villa, is haunted by the ghostly laughter of an unseen woman.

5. St Peter-ad-Murum church, nr Bradwell on Sea

Haunted by ghostly, silent figures that walk around inside the chapel and unexplained light shining from within.

6. St Osyth’s Priory

Haunted by a ghostly monk dressed in white that walks at night carrying a lighted candle, this is just one of many ghosts reported here.

 

Gloucestershire

1. Owlpen Manor, Dursley

Haunted by the ghost of Margaret of Anjou, King Henry VI’s Queen, who stayed here before the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. After which she was imprisoned for five years in the Tower of London.

2. Woodchester Park, Nympsfield

The unfinished victorian mansion was used by American troops during the Second World War and the ghosts of two soldiers are said to haunt the park.

3. Sudeley Castle

The castle is haunted by Janet, a former housekeeper, whose ghost can be seen dressed in a long pink and white skirt, white blouse and mobcap.

4. Prestbury

This village is haunted by a number of ghosts including a girl who plays the spinet at Sundial Cottage, the Black Aboot who is seen in the church and churchyard at Easter, All Saints Day and Christmas and a spectral shepherd and his herd in Swindon Lane.

5. Deerhurst

The churchyard is somwtimes visited by an aggressive looking ghost.

 

 Grampian

1. Fyvie Castle

Lilia Seton displeased her husband because she didn’t bear him a son. Her death came in May 1601. It remains a secret and then her husband married her niece.

 

 

 

2. Loch of Skene

Headless horses pull a ghostly carriage across the Loch on New Year’s Eve. It is said to contain the ghost of Alexander Skene, a warlock.

3. Crathes

The ghost of a Green Lady haunts the castle. She was killed by her father when he found out she was carrying and illegitimate child.

Hampshire

1. Bramshill House

It was Mistletoe Bough’s wedding day and they were playing hide and seek. She found an old chest and hid inside where she suffocated.

 

2. Netley Abbey

 

Since Blind Peter’s death, a loyal servant, he have guarded this place but people can see him only on Halloween.

 

3. Vernham Dean

The vicar was a very good one, always tended to his parishioners but his courage left him when the plague infected the village and lest then to face the disease alone.

 

 

4. St Margaret’s Chruch, East Wellow

Haunted by Florence Nightingale who visited the church and is buried there.

5. Winchester

A monk with a limp haunts Cathedral Close

6. Upper Canterton

On the 2^nd August, the ghost of King William II haunts the route the Rufus Stone, where he was murdered, to Winchester. This is the anniversary of his death.

7. Crondall

Haunted by several ghosts including; Roundhead soldiers, the sound of running footsteps – thought to be a murdered messenger and a ghostly flock of sheep.

 

 

 

Herefordshire

 

1. Kenchester

Haunted by the ghosts of Roman soldiers who march through the streets on nights when there is a full moon.

2. Aconbury

The ghost of Sir Clifford haunts the church.

3. Pengethley Manor

Haunted by a ghost called Harriet, who may have died in the fire here in the 1820s, she is particularly fond of two bedrooms in the hotel.

4. Aylton

Aylton Court is haunted by the ghost of a young girl who lived here in the mid-nineteenth century. She was accidentally shot by her brother, who tripped when he entered the house whilst carrying a shotgun.

5. Hoarwithy

The stretch of the River Wye that runs near here is haunted by the ghost of a woman sailing a boat at very high speed, often against the current.

 

Hertfordshire

 

1. Avot St Lawrence

George Bernard Shaw’s ghost has been seen at Shaw’s Corner.

2. Salisbury Hall

The laughing ghost of Nell Gwyn has been seen here. The hall is haunted by the ghost of a Cavalier who took his own life rather than be captured.

3. Hatfield House

Haunted by a phantom coach and four horses which drives into the entrance hall and up the stairs.

4. Hitchin

The priory is haunted by a Grey Lady. Also, on the 15^th June the ghost of a Cavalier rides from Highdown to the west of the town.

5. Minsden Chapel

Haunted by the ghost of a monk who appears on Halloween, his arrival is announced by the pealing of ghostly bells. .

Isle of Man

 

1. Castle Rushen

One woman was arrested for murder of her son who he loved with all her heart. And after she was hanged everyone found out her son had died of natural causes.

2. Peel Castle

Haunted by a spectral dog called Moddey Dhoo or Mauthe Dhoog.

3. Earystane

Is the favourite haunt of a ghostly dapple-grey horse whose owner was robbed and murdered. Only the ghost of the horse returns, usually to do a good turn.

Kent

1. Hall Place

 

Sir Thomas Atte’s wife saw how her husband was attacked and killed. She ran to the white tower and threw herself off.

 

2. Ightham Mote

Supporters of Guy Fawkes blamed Dame Dorothy Selby and locked her in a small secret room in this house and left her to die.

3. Rochester Castle

Lady Blanche de Warren and her husband were defending the castle against the Black Prince. The arrow went straight into her heart. She died instantly.

 

 

4. Scotney Castle

Arthur Darrell was a smuggler. One of the Darrells attacked and killed him. He threw his body into the moat, hoping it wouldn’t be discovered.

5. The Shipwright Arms

The captain was lost at sea. But he survived. He made it to the weather-boarded building and banged on the door. But he didn’t open. The next morning the owner opened the door and found her body.

6. Lympne Castle

The grounds are haunted by 6 Saxons who were murdered by the Normans.

7. Canterbury

The city is haunted by the ghost of Archbishop Simon Sudbury who was murdered during the Wat Tyler revolt of 1381.

8. Winchelsea

The church is haunted by the ghosts of 2 highwaymen, named Weston, who were hanged in 1782. It’s also haunted by the ghosts of a man in a red uniform.

Lancashire

 

1. Chingle Hall

Catholic martyr was executed for heresy in 1679. And he returned to his birthplace to find comfort.

 

2. Heskin Hall

One Catholic woman was hanged instead of priest when an army of Roundheads came.

3. Rufford Old Hally

Elizabeth Hesketh loved her husband very much. And when he didn’t return from the war she refused to eat. She grew weak and then died.

4. Samlesbury Hall

Dorothy Southworth fell in love wuth the heir to a local knightly house, but only problem was that my love was a Protestant. They had to elope but her brother killed him and she was sent to convent where she became insane.

5. Smithills Hall

George was questioned long but he wouldn’t give in. They made him mad and he stamped his foot on the ground and told them that his footprint would remain there forever. He was questioned again and then burnt alive as a heretic.

6. Preston

The streets are haunted by a headless, spectral hound – sometimes thought to be an omen of a tragic event to come.

7. Black Abbey Road, Accrington

The site of the former Black Abbey is haunted by the ghost of a beautiful young girl whose piercing screams terrorize any witnesses.

8. Burnley

In and around the parish church of St Peter, the ghost of a spectral hound known as Striker or Trash can be seen.

9. Old Hall, Wycoller

The ghost of a murder victim, Old Beth, haunts the grounds of the old hall.

 

Leicestershire

1. Bosworth Hall

Sir Wolston Dixie’s daughter, Ann was in love with the gardener’s son. Her father set mantraps in the grounds of their house. And she stepped into one of the traps. She lost too much blood and died.

2. Blackfriars Hall

The ghosts of a prior and a priest haunt the Hall where they served in 1918.

3. Bradgate Park

On Christmas Eve the ghost of Lady Jane Grey is seen at her former home. She was executed in 1554.

4. Belgrave

Haunted by the ghost of a pale woman who walks amongst the graves.

5. Market Bosworth

The roads heading are haunted by the ghost of a headless soldier.

Lincolnshire

 

1. Gunby Hall

Sir William’s daughter had to marry a man of equal status. But she loved with one of their servants. They was on the point to elope and father found out and shot her love and she committed suicide.

 

2. Thornton Abbey

Sir Thomas de Grethem was accused of witchery and black magic. They put him on trial for lax living and he was found guilty.

3. Thorpe Hall

Donna Leonora Oviedo loved a man. But he refused her feelings and told her he was happily married, so she let him go. Once he had gone there was nothing left for her and she took her own life.

 

4. Utterby Halt

John Edward Lancaster was making his way back to Ludborough Station when he stepped straight ino the path of the train and he was killed instantly.

5. Haverholme Priory

The ghost of a Gilbertine Canoness can be heard walking on the gravel that once surrounded the priory.

6. Bolingbroke Castle

Haunted by a witch who has taken the form of a hare.

7. Maidenwell

Ostler’s (Oslears) Lane is haunted by a phantom carriage and horses, whose coachman has his head on a box beside him.

8. Digby

The churchyard is haunted by the ghost of a man on a grey pony.

 

London

 

1. Camlet Moat

During a siege at Burwell Castle Geoffrey De Mandville got careless, he removed his helmet to wipe his brow and was shot by a first class archer. He died a week later from the arrow wound to his neck.

2. Enfield Chase

The open spaces and footpaths around the Chase are haunted by the ghost of a red-cloaked knight.

3. Somerset House

Haunted by the ghost of Lord Nelson who has been seen walking across the Quadrangle.

4. St Paul’s Cathedral

The entrance to the Kitchener Memorial Chapel (previously the All Soul’s Chapel) is haunted by the ghost of a clergyman.

5. Westminster Bridge

A ghost boat passes under one side of the bridge but never emerges from the other side.

6. Ham House, Richmond

Haunted by the ghost of the Duchness of Lauderdale, who is seen scratching at the walls.

 

 

Norfolk

 

1. Castle Rising

Isabella tried to make her marriage better, she hated the men he chose as his favourites. She sailed to France to settle and told her husband she wouldn’t return to England unless he removed his favourites from court, but he didn’t do this. So she fell in love with Roger Mortimer and made her husband suffer. People say she went mad during the last few years of her life.

2. Scole Inn

Emma loved her husband but he thought she had affair. His jealously engulfed him and murdered her.

3. Felbrigg Hall

The ghost of William Windham II haunts the library, he started the collection of books housed here.

4. Norwich Castle

Haunted by the ghost of a woman wearing a black Victorain style dress.

5. Syderstone

A phantom highwayman has been seen on the common.

6. Thetford

Warren Lodge used to be a leper’s house and is haunted by the ghost of a former inmate.

Northamptonshire

 

1. The Falcon Hotel

Arthur refused to re-shoe Parliamentarians’ horses and was hanged from a walnut tree in my garden.

2. Rinqstead

The ghost of Lydia Attley, a murder victim, haunts the lanes around the village.

3. Northampton

The Grosvenor Centre shops are haunted by a ghostly, hooded figure that appears after close of business.

4. Rotheringhay

The church is haunted by the sound of a ghostly funeral march, believed to represent the music that played after the deaths of Richard, Duke of York and his son, both killed in 1460.

5. Barnwell Castle

The ghost of Marie LeMoyne haunts the castle where she was walled up and died.

Northumberland

 

1. Bellister Castle

Lord Blenkinsopp was just a poor minstrel. He was walking along the bank of the River Tyne when he heard a pack of dogs, howling and barking. They tore him to shreds.

2. Haltwhistle

A ghostly bridal procession in medieval dress has been seen between here and Alston.

3. Wallington Hall

Haunted by the ghostly sounds of packing and unpacking and wings are heard beating against the windows.

4. Alwinton

Haunted by the ghost of a monk with no hands, feet or face.

North Yorkshire

 

1. Busby Stoop Inn

Thomas Busby was a thief and a drunkard.once he got his hammer and killed his father-in-law with it. People hanged him for his crime and left his body on the gibbet opposite the inn.

 

2. Scarborough Castlec

Piers Gaveston was made Earl of Cornwall, nobody could tell him what to do. They tried to banish him again but he came back. Sadly, once they rose against Edward and declared war; I became a target. Finally they caught him and he was taken to Warwick and executed.

3. Whithy Abbey

Constance de Beverley was a nun in the Abbey. She fell in love with a knight. She knew it was wrong but her love for him was powerful and she couldn’t stop herself. When her crime was discovered, they bricked her up in the dungeon and left me her to die.

4. Flixton

Has a reputation for werewolf sightings.

5. Ruswarp

The road between Ruswarp and Sleights is haunted by Goosey, the ghost of a murdered village simpleton.

6. Staithes

Just off Boulby Cliff, the ghost of a girl can be seen walking in the air along the old cliff line. She died here when the cliff collapsed under her.

Nottinghamshire

 

1. Newstead Abbey

Black Friar wanted revenge because his home was sold to the Byron family. When one of the family died he would turn up and laugh.

 

2. Harlow Wood

 

 

Elizabeth Shepherd was on the way home when a man stacked her. He killed her and left her by the road.

 

 

3. Scrooby

John Spencer killed 2 men and he was dragging one of the bodies to the river when a man came by and he had to escape. He was caught a few days later and executed at Nottingham SummerAssize.

4. Thorney

The lanes around the village are haunted by the ghost of Tom Otter, a highwayman hanged for the mufder of his wife.

5. Rufford Abbey near Ollerton

Haunted by the ghost of a spectral monk.

6. Nottingham Castle

Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II, is said to haunt the castle – she has also been seen at Castle Rising Castle in Norfolk.

 

Oxfordshire

 

1. Courtiers House

Sarah Fletcher’s husband left her. He decided to marry another woman. She hanged herself from their bed with a pocket-handkerchief and a small piece of cord.

 

2. Godstow Nunnery

 

Rosamund Clifford loved Henry II. They had been together for several years but his wife Eleanor was jealous and she poisoned Rosamund.

 

3. Weston Manor Hotel

Sister Maude was in one the monk’s cells when he was caught. They blamed her, they said she led them astray. They burned her at the stake outside the monastery.

4. Cumnor

The ghost of Amy Robsart haunts the site of Cumnor Hall, the wife of Robert Dudley, she died mysteriously in 1560.

5. Witney

A strange black cloud haunts the road from Witney to Burford. Anyone driving throughit experience a feeling of terror.

6. Deddington

The ghost of Maurice Frost, the vicar, haunts the vicarage

 

Powys

 

1. St Nicholas Church

John Davies was trying to help the widow Morris and her daughter, Jane, run their farm. His hard work impressed Jane and she abandoned her fiancé in favor of him. Robert Parker, Jane’s ex-fiance crossed up him (stole some money and left evidence against his enemy) and John was found guilty and sentenced to death.