The Paranormal Database

Army Marching On

Location: Souter Fell - Side of Mountain visible from Wilton Hall
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: 23 June 1744 (reoccurring?)
Further Comments: Over two dozen witnesses saw a mass of troops ascending the mountain on horseback, though there were no real soldiers in the area. The ghostly army had been seen twice before, always on the same date.

Horses

Location: Southerfield - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Ghostly horses and their riders are reported to haunt this region.

Headless Lass

Location: Stainmore - Stainmore Pass
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1937
Further Comments: A driver stuck in snow on this pass went for a quick walk on the moorland while waiting for help. He reported seeing a headless woman sitting upon a white horse. A legend claims this to be a Norman landowner's daughter. She was kidnapped and killed by a Saxon chieftain.

The Baron on Horseback

Location: Stainton - Baron's Hill (local name?)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Winter nights (reoccurring), but last seen nineteenth century?
Further Comments: A baron who took over the land on which a monastery stood had the building dismantled and the stones used to construct his manor house. He was cursed by monk, however, and fell off his horse and broke his neck before the house was finished. His shade still rides around the neighbourhood.

Robert Bateman

Location: Staveley - Reston Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: After building the hall in the mid-eighteenth century, Bateman died abroad - his ghost reputedly spent many years travelling back home where it once again took up residence.

Bjorn

Location: Styhead (aka Sty Head) Pass - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Said to be a thirteenth century outlaw, the ghost of Bjorn wanders the area carrying a bag of living cats. He is easily recognisable, having lost his head.

Maggie Stobbart

Location: Talkin - Blacksmith's Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century?
Further Comments: Stobbart was the landlady at the pub at around the Victorian era - her form has been reported since her death.

An old woodcut of a begging man.

Sunken Town

Location: Talkin - Talkin Tarn (lake)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A small but wealthy town once stood here. The greed of its residents was legendary, and an angel was sent to investigate, disguised as a beggar. The angel was driven out of town, and it was only on the outskirts that an old woman who lived alone offered him help. As punishment, the town was submerged, but the old lady was spared.

Lady in Blue Dress

Location: Tebay - Cross Keys Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s - 2020s
Further Comments: This ghostly entity has been seen in a bedroom (where they move makeup and toiletries around) and in other parts of the building. Staff have reported being touched by something unseen and heard unexplained knocks and running footsteps. One piece of folklore named her as Mary Baynes, a local witch who died circa 1811, upset with a former landlord after his dog killed the Mary's cat. Dogs bark while looking at an unremarkable corner of the ceiling.

Cloaked Figure

Location: Tebay - Railway tracks, exact location unknown
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1967
Further Comments: David Johnson, a steam train enthusiast, accidentally caught a ghostly figure on film as he photographed a locomotive in the village.

House with Glowing Windows

Location: Thirlmere - Armboth Hall, and Thirlmere (reservoir)
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 October (reoccurring), Wedding party occurs. Lights seen May 2013
Further Comments: After a murder of a newlywed bride, this house was left to fall into ruin. Some people reported that a glowing candle could be seen moving past various windows, while others claimed a ghostly wedding party occurred. The Hall is now lost below the waters of the flooded valley of Thirlmere, which is home to a phantom dog which swims through the water. In 2013 a witness camping in the area became unnerved after witnessing two silently moving lights along the road.

Unknown

Location: Thirlmere - Castle Rock
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Gerald Findler, in his book Ghosts of the Lake Counties, alludes to Castle Rock being haunted, but does not state by what.

Leathes Family

Location: Thirlmere - Dalehead, road above
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: In Haunted Britain, Coxe says that a member of the Leathes family haunted this region, but by whom and the exact reason why are unknown.

Mountain Lion

Location: Thirlmere - Forest
Type: ABC
Date / Time: August 2018
Further Comments: A Mountain Leader, supervising a group of teenagers on a DofE Gold expedition, cut through the forest to meet up with them. The leader reached a fifty foot (fifteen metre) clearing and on the other side stood a tan coloured Mountain Lion. Man and cat stood and stared at each other for around a minute before the lion turned and slowly walked into the trees. The lion was headed in the direction the leader wanted to go in, so he retraced his steps and walked around the forest instead.

Putrid Smell

Location: Threlkeld - Private house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early 1980s
Further Comments: A nasty, putrid smell could only be detected by women in the oldest part of this property, and if a man were called to investigate, the smell would dissipate. A builder replaced the plaster, floorboards and ceiling, but nothing could be found to explain the smell. Years later the residents discovered a double murder had occurred here, the victims both being female.

Thomas Lancaster

Location: Threlkeld - Sawrey Casey
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1671 onwards
Further Comments: Lancaster was found guilty of poisoning his wife, her three sisters, her father, her aunt, her cousin and a servant. He was hanged from his own doorway at Hye Wrey before his body hung from a gibbet at Sawrey Casey. Even after his body was removed from the gibbet, people still reported seeing him there.

Teleporting Relic

Location: Threlkeld - Threlkeld Place
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The home of a skull with history unknown, the relic returned home despite several attempts by the property owners to dispose of it. They finally stopped trying and bricked up the skull behind a wall.

Ullswater in the morning, as seen from Glenridding.

Jemmy Lowther

Location: Ullswater - Edge of the lake
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: The ghost of Lord Lowther (also known locally as Jemmy, Jimmie, or James Lowther), even after being laid, would stand on the edge of the water and try to lure small boats onto rocks.

Wolf Victim

Location: Ulpha - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A woman who was killed by wolves is still said to haunt this area.

Mother and Child

Location: Ulverston - Plumpton Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 29 October (sailor) and 30 November (woman) (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The ghostly woman holding an infant is said to appear once a year after being cursed by a homeless and hungry sailor who she refused to help. A different version of the tale says the site is haunted by a sailor who spotted his wife and child in the hall and thought they were ghosts - his hair turned white from shock. As a side note, legend says a large brass lantern can never be removed from the site.

Older Woman

Location: Ulverston - Private residence
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Circa 1996
Further Comments: A woman waiting outside her boyfriend's parents' house in a car spotted his mother at an upstairs window. The woman waved but received no acknowledgement in return. When the boyfriend came to the car, the woman mentioned spotting the mother upstairs, only to be told he was alone in the house. The boyfriend returned to check the house and found it empty. The woman released the figure stood at an odd angle and was not quite clear.

Ice

Location: Upper Wasdale - Exact location unknown
Type: Other
Date / Time: 16 March 1860
Further Comments: Pieces of ice so large that 'it looked like a flock of sheep from a distance' fell here during a period of snow.

Wolf?

Location: Vale of Lorton - Low Fell range
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: March 1936
Further Comments: Two witnesses encountered a 'strange animal' on multiple occasions. It was described as larger than foxhound, with a big head, long jaw, and a very long tail that was bushy at the tip. and long black legs. One witness said it resembled wolves he had seen at the zoo.

Long Creature

Location: Wast Water - Water of the lake
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: England's deepest lake is reportedly home to an unknown creature several metres in length.

Henry

Location: Whitehaven - Rum Story Museum
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2004
Further Comments: Staff named this ghostly entity Henry and blamed him for creating strange sensations, and unexplainable occurrences during ghost hunts on the site.