Road Crossers

Location: A23 - Various locations
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970's onwards
Further Comments: A plethora of ghostly figures have been reported on this road, from London to Brighton. Most appear to interact with drivers - one male figure walks in front of a car, only to disappear when hit, while figures dressed in light coloured clothing have also been observed.

Old Man

Location: A272 - A272 / A24 junction (Buck Barn crossroads)
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: October 1947
Further Comments: An aging man sitting on a stone stood up and walked into the path of an oncoming motorcycle. The cyclist felt the impact, but retained his balance and took several seconds to stop and turn back to the scene of the accident. However, the old man had vanished.

Blue Lady

Location: Alfriston - Deans Place Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: Believed to have been murdered on the site, a woman dressed in blue has been observed on the landing. A dog is also said to haunt the car park outside the building.

Modern Looking Lady

Location: Alfriston - Smugglers Inn public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1994
Further Comments: Seen by the owner and her daughter, this ghostly lady seen at the base of the staircase near the bar was said to be wearing a modern gown.

Oxen

Location: Alfriston - St Andrew's church
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Fourteenth century
Further Comments: The layout and shape of this church was determined by the strange appearance of four white oxen on the village green. Their tails all touched, forming a 'x' shape that the church was built in the shape of.

White Dog

Location: Alfriston - The White Way, road leading from the town towards Seaford
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This creature is reportedly the dog of a young man murdered while out walking during the 1700s - because the pitiful mutt sat by the victim's shallow grave, the criminals killed it also.

Tall Woman with Grey Hair

Location: Alfriston - 'Tuckvar' house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: This tall phantom lady is said to haunt the stairway, and was also seen in the larder. An elderly man with grey hair was seen in and just outside of the garage; he is believed to be the man who once looked after the horses' onsite. Finally, the attic is said to be home to a wispy female figure.

Emily

Location: Amberley - Amberley Castle Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: This teenager is seen in and around the kitchen area of the hotel - the stories say she died shortly after having an affair with a bishop.

Little Girl and Old Man

Location: Amberley - Rectory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Accompanied by a sense of evil, these two ghosts have been seen several times over the past hundred years.

Huge Monk

Location: Angmering - Area of Ecclesden Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1964
Further Comments: Locals talk of an enormous monk, standing around fifteen foot tall, which walks the vicinity of the manor house.

Grey Girl

Location: Ardingly - The Oak public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Appearing to a couple of customers, this phantom girl with dark hair has also been blamed for minor mishaps around the building, such as overnight spillages and items rotating on hooks.

Party

Location: Arlington - Woodhorne Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A loud party has been heard coming from the house, while it was empty. People living in the property reported hearing arguments coming from a stream that runs by the house.

Cannon Fire

Location: Arundel - Arundel Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Several phantom sounds have been reported at the castle; kitchen equipment has been heard in use, though always empty on investigation, and the distant rumble of cannons being shot at the walls is also reported. The library is haunted by a blue man, flicking through an unknown book, and a young girl flees towards a tower, where she once jumped from and took her life.

Flitting White Bird

Location: Arundel - Castle
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Prior to death in family
Further Comments: It is locally believed that prior to a death in the family, an unidentified white bird hovers and bumps into one of the windows of the castle tower.

Rattling in Kitchen

Location: Arundel - Norfolk Arms Hotel
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: This playful spirit would turn on and off electrical items, and push kitchen items off work surfaces. Some people have also reported a semi naked man running around the building.

Priest

Location: Arundel - St Nicholas Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1940
Further Comments: Appearing on a photograph taken in the church, this phantom priest could be seen standing by the alter. Two women also haunt the church; a nun has been seen (and heard walking) in the bell tower, while a woman in blue has been observed praying at the alter.

Old Soldiers

Location: Balcombe - Railway tunnel, line to Three Bridges
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid 1990's
Further Comments: Killed by a train whilst sheltering from a storm, these three (or four, depending on the source) First World War soldiers have made several appearances; they always slowly fade away when approached.

Black Monk

Location: Battle - Battle Abbey
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth Century
Further Comments: The monk appears in several places - the guest house, monks' walk, by the walls outside the abbey... A monk has also been seen at the vicarage of St Mary's Church. Back at the abbey, a woman wearing a large red dress has also been seen in the Common House, while King Harold is occasionally reported, complete with the arrow jutting from his head.

Charlie

Location: Battle - Corner of Netherfield Road and London Road
Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A witness saw his gardener standing at this corner, though several hours had passed since the ghostly figure had committed suicide.

Floating Cat

Location: Battle - Gatehouse Restaurant
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century?
Further Comments: This small ghostly house cat floats along a corridor in the restaurant before vanishing through a wall.

Little Girl

Location: Battle - Mount Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Seen in several of the buildings along this road, including the Bayeux Restaurant, a little girl with golden hair has appeared dressed in early twentieth century clothing.

Knights

Location: Battle - Site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: October (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A phantom knight on horseback appears on the anniversary of the battle, while other figures have been seen more sporadically. The ground is also said to bleed after a storm.

Curate

Location: Battle - St Mary's church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: After a Sunday service, several members of the congregation asked the Reverend who the new curate who they had seen standing in the sanctuary. In fact, the old curate had left, but had yet to be replaced, leading several to speculate they had seen a ghost.

Edwardian Gentleman

Location: Bexhill - Police Station
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The police station is said to be haunted by this figure, though his motives for returning here are unknown.

Imprints

Location: Bignor - Bignor hill
Type: Dragon
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A large snake-like creature wrapped itself around Bignor hill and squeezed so tightly that it left imprints of its coils.