Reportedly_haunted_locations_in_the_United_Kingdom References

The following is a list of reportedly haunted locations in the United Kingdom.

The kingdom is reputedly the most haunted landmass in the world, with England as the most haunted country, reporting the densest coverage of purported ghost sightings and paranormal experiences both per person, and by geographical area.^[1] Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are also rich in ghost lore (though far less densely populated), and there is not a single village, town or city which does not have reportings of ghosts and ghost belief going back multiple centuries.^[1]

England

Ancient Ram Inn, in Gloucestershire. It has been featured on various paranormal television programmes.
Arundel Castle in West Sussex, with the first Earl of Arundel who built the structure as its most famous reported ghost.^[2]
Belgrave Hall, in Leicester, attracted attention in 1999 when a white figure was captured on CCTV. One theory is it is the daughter of a former owner.^[3]
Bodmin Jail in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall is a disused prison turned into a hotel and visitor attraction, the building supposedly houses a number of ghosts.

Borley Rectory in the village of Borley, Essex, England. No longer extant.
Brislington, once an attractive Somerset village but now a neighbourhood in Bristol, is reputed to have many ghosts.^[4]
Chillingham Castle, a medieval castle in Chillingham, Northumberland.^[5]
Dartmouth, Devon, ancient maritime town has many ghost stories.^[6]
Flitwick Manor in Bedfordshire, reputedly haunted and appeared on Strange but True? in 1995.^[7]^[8]
Hoghton Tower, a historic house and stately home in the village of Hoghton, Preston is the second most haunted place in England.^[9]
Minsden Chapel, a ruin in Hertfordshire, is reputed to be visited at midnight on All Hallows Eve by a ghostly monk who climbs now-vanished stairs while the lost bells toll.^[10]
Renishaw Hall, a stately home in Derbyshire.^[11]
Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool.^[12] It was visited by paranormal investigators on Most Haunted.

Buckinghamshire

Chenies Manor House, a country house in the village of Chenies.^[13]
The Chequers Inn, a pub in the town of Amersham.^[13]
Cock Lane, a street in the town of High Wycombe.^[13]
The Crown Inn, a pub in the village of Penn.^[13]
Finnamore Wood, a forest near the village of Marlow.^[13]
Four Ashes Road, in the village of Hughenden Valley.^[13]
Fulmer, a village near the town of Gerrards Cross.^[13]
Gerrards Cross, a town in south-east Buckinghamshire.^[13]
The George and Dragon, a pub in the village of West Wycombe.^[13]
The Greyhound Inn, a pub in the village of Chalfont St Peter.^[13]
Hellfire Caves, a system of man-dug caves in West Wycombe.^[13]
High Wycombe railway station, in the town of High Wycombe.^[13]
Medmenham Abbey, a country house near the village of Medmenham.^[13]
Missenden Abbey, a country house in the village of Great Missenden.^[13]
The Royal Standard of England, a pub in the hamlet of Forty Green.^[14]
St Lawrence's Church, in the village of West Wycombe.^[13]
St Bartholomew's Church, in the village of Fingest.^[13]
The White Hart, a pub in the village of Chalfont St Peter.^[13]

Lincolnshire

Bradley Woods, a forest near the village of Bradley, its haunted by the Black Lady of Bradley Woods
RAF East Kirkby, a former airfield near the village of East Kirkby.^[15]
RAF Elsham Wolds, a former airfield near the village of Elsham.^[16]
RAF Metheringham, a former airfield near the village of Metheringham.^[17]

London

50 Berkeley Square, a townhouse in the City of Westminster.^[18]
The British Museum^[19]
Brookside Theatre, in the borough of Havering.^{[
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Bruce Castle, a manor house in the borough of Haringey.^[18]
284 Green Street, a council house in the borough of Enfield.
Cock Lane, a street in the City of London.
Hall Place, in the London Borough of Bexley.^[20]^[21]
Hampton Court Palace, a royal palace in the borough of Richmond upon Thames.^[22]
Langham Hotel, a hotel in the City of Westminster.^[23]
Tower of London, a castle in the borough of Tower Hamlets.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, a theatre haunted by the "Man in Grey".

The New Forest

Angel & Blue Pig, a coaching inn in Lymington^[24]
Beaulieu Abbey, a ruined Cistercian Abbey in Beaulieu^[25]
Beaulieu Palace House, the seat of Baron Montagu of Beaulieu^[25]
Bolton's Bench, a hill surrounded in dragon folklore outside Lyndhurst^[26]
Breamore House, an Elizabethan manor house built on the site of Breamore Priory^[25]
Fleur de Lys, the oldest pub in the New Forest, at Pilley^[24]
Fox and Hounds, an 18th-century coaching inn on the High Street, Lyndhurst^[24]
Glasshayes House, a country house and former hotel redesigned by Arthur Conan Doyle in Lyndhurst^[26]
Hurst Castle, an artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the Hurst Spit^[25]
Red Lion Pub, Boldre^[24]
Rufus Stone, a stone that marks the traditional site of the killing of William Rufus, outside Minstead^[26]
Waterloo Arms, a 16th-century thatched pub in Pikes Hill, Lyndhurst^[24]

Norfolk

RAF Bircham Newton, a former airfield near the village of Docking.^[27]
Raynham Hall, a country house near the village of East Raynham
Maids Head Hotel, a hotel in the City of Norwich

Warwickshire

Edge Hill, a hamlet in southern Warwickshire.^[28]
Ettington Park, a country house in the village of Ettington.
Coombe Abbey, a former abbey which is now a hotel, located in the civil parish of Combe Fields

Northern Ireland

Ballygally Castle
Springhill – the 17th-century Plantation House, home for nearly 300 years of the Lenox-Conyngham family.^[29]

Scotland

Wales

In Llanfihangel Crucorney, The Skirrid Mountain Inn, one of the oldest public houses in Wales, is reputed to be home to several ghosts.^[30]
Llancaiach Fawr is a Tudor manor house near Nelson in the Caerphilly County Borough. In 2007, the Guardian listed Llancaiach as one of the top ten haunted places in the United Kingdom.^[31]
Plas Teg is a Jacobean house located near the village of Pontblyddyn between Wrexham and Mold. The house has featured on Living's Most Haunted programme on two occasions. The second occasion was featured as part of the Halloween Most Haunted Live! series on 31 October 2007. It was also featured in Ghost Hunting With... Girls Aloud in 2006, where the girls visited the house as their first location, where they claimed to have experienced paranormal activity.^[32]

References

^ ^a ^b Clarke, Roger (2012). A natural history of ghosts : 500 years of hunting for proof. London: Particular. ISBN 978-1-84614-333-5. OCLC 801606143.
^ Hemsley, Andy (October 28, 2020). "On the trail of ghosts in haunted Sussex". SussexWorld. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ "UK Museum gives up the ghost". BBC News. BBC. February 2, 1999. Retrieved December 18, 2006.
^ Taylor, Ken (2005). Brislington Ghosts & Mysteries. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 978-1-904537-38-0.
^ https://chillingham-castle.com
^ Taylor, Ken (2006). Dartmouth Ghosts & Mysteries. Richard Webb. ISBN 978-0-9536361-5-0.
^ Adams, Paul; Brazil, Eddie (15 March 2013). Extreme Hauntings: Britain's Most Terrifying Ghosts. History Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7524-8956-8.
^ O'Dell, Damien (2008). Paranormal Bedfordshire : True Ghost Stories. Stroud. ISBN 9781445629926.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
^ "10 of the most haunted places in and around Lancashire". Lancashire Life. Lancashire Life. October 17, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^ Puttick, Betty (1994). "The Haunting of Minsden Chapel". Ghosts of Hertfordshire. Countryside Books. pp. 82–85.
^ "The Renishaw coffin". The world's strangest mysteries. New York: Gallery Books. 1987. pp. 353–5. ISBN 0-8317-9678-2.
^ "Royal Court Theatre".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Dancer, Luci (15 April 2016). "IN PICTURES: South Bucks' most haunted". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ The Royal Standard of England, Forty Green. Beaconsfield & District Historical Society.
^ Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (2008). Ghost Stations Lincolnshire. L'Aquila. ISBN 978-1-871448-08-5.
^ Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (2008). Ghost Stations 1. Unknown Publisher. ISBN 978-1-871448-10-8.
^ Buxton, James (1998). The Black Book of Modern Myths. Random House. ISBN 978-0-09-953362-7.
^ ^a ^b Underwood, Peter (1992). The A–Z of British Ghosts. London: Chancellor Press. ISBN 1-85152-194-1.
^ "Ghosts at the museum". The Economist. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
^ Haunted England: A Survey of English Ghost Lore 1941. Kessinger Publishing. 2004. p. 58. ISBN 9781417975907.
^ Samuel, Lawrence R (2011). Supernatural America: A Cultural History: A Cultural History. ABC-CLIO. p. 59. ISBN 9780313399008.
^ "Ghost caught on palace camera". BBC News. BBC. 20 December 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2006.
^ Ladowsky, Ellen (18 March 2010). "Room 333: The Most Haunted Hotel Room in London". Huffpost. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nicholls, Edward (2019). "5 Most Haunted New Forest Pubs". The Spooky Isles. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lewis, Peter (2015). "New Forest: 5 Haunted Places to Visit". The Spooky Isles. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "New Forest Hauntings". Historic UK. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (2008). Ghost Stations 3. L'Aquila. ISBN 978-1-871448-12-2.
^ "Echoes of war still surround Edgehill". BBC News. BBC. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ An Old Ulster House, Mina Lenox-Conyngham, UHF Publications (2005), p160
^ "'Haunted hanging' pub on sale". BBC Online. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
^ Paul Torpey (2007-10-31). "Travel: Top Ten Haunted Places in the UK". Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
^ Morgan, Gareth. "Girls Aloud' haunted mansion ordeal". Western Mail. 25 Nov 2006

[Clarke,_Roger_2012-1] Clarke, Roger (2012). A natural history of ghosts : 500 years of hunting for proof. London: Particular. ISBN 978-1-84614-333-5. OCLC 801606143.

[2] Hemsley, Andy (October 28, 2020). "On the trail of ghosts in haunted Sussex". SussexWorld. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[3] "UK Museum gives up the ghost". BBC News. BBC. February 2, 1999. Retrieved December 18, 2006.

[4] Taylor, Ken (2005). Brislington Ghosts & Mysteries. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 978-1-904537-38-0.

[5] ttps://chillingham-castle.com

[6] Taylor, Ken (2006). Dartmouth Ghosts & Mysteries. Richard Webb. ISBN 978-0-9536361-5-0.

[7] Adams, Paul; Brazil, Eddie (15 March 2013). Extreme Hauntings: Britain's Most Terrifying Ghosts. History Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7524-8956-8.

[O'Dell_2008-8] O'Dell, Damien (2008). Paranormal Bedfordshire : True Ghost Stories. Stroud. ISBN 9781445629926.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

[9] "10 of the most haunted places in and around Lancashire". Lancashire Life. Lancashire Life. October 17, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[10] Puttick, Betty (1994). "The Haunting of Minsden Chapel". Ghosts of Hertfordshire. Countryside Books. pp. 82–85.

[11] "The Renishaw coffin". The world's strangest mysteries. New York: Gallery Books. 1987. pp. 353–5. ISBN 0-8317-9678-2.

[12] "Royal Court Theatre".

[Bucks-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Dancer, Luci (15 April 2016). "IN PICTURES: South Bucks' most haunted". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[14] The Royal Standard of England, Forty Green. Beaconsfield & District Historical Society.

[15] Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (2008). Ghost Stations Lincolnshire. L'Aquila. ISBN 978-1-871448-08-5.

[16] Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (2008). Ghost Stations 1. Unknown Publisher. ISBN 978-1-871448-10-8.

[17] Buxton, James (1998). The Black Book of Modern Myths. Random House. ISBN 978-0-09-953362-7.

[BritishGhosts-18] Underwood, Peter (1992). The A–Z of British Ghosts. London: Chancellor Press. ISBN 1-85152-194-1.

[19] "Ghosts at the museum". The Economist. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

[20] Haunted England: A Survey of English Ghost Lore 1941. Kessinger Publishing. 2004. p. 58. ISBN 9781417975907.

[21] Samuel, Lawrence R (2011). Supernatural America: A Cultural History: A Cultural History. ABC-CLIO. p. 59. ISBN 9780313399008.

[22] "Ghost caught on palace camera". BBC News. BBC. 20 December 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2006.

[23] Ladowsky, Ellen (18 March 2010). "Room 333: The Most Haunted Hotel Room in London". Huffpost. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[SpookPub-24] Nicholls, Edward (2019). "5 Most Haunted New Forest Pubs". The Spooky Isles. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[SpookNFHaunt-25] Lewis, Peter (2015). "New Forest: 5 Haunted Places to Visit". The Spooky Isles. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[HistUK-26] "New Forest Hauntings". Historic UK. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[27] Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (2008). Ghost Stations 3. L'Aquila. ISBN 978-1-871448-12-2.

[28] "Echoes of war still surround Edgehill". BBC News. BBC. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[29] An Old Ulster House, Mina Lenox-Conyngham, UHF Publications (2005), p160

[30] "'Haunted hanging' pub on sale". BBC Online. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

[31] Paul Torpey (2007-10-31). "Travel: Top Ten Haunted Places in the UK". Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-06-11.

[32] Morgan, Gareth. "Girls Aloud' haunted mansion ordeal". Western Mail. 25 Nov 2006

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