The Paranormal Database

Man on Black Horse

Location: Ranworth - Neighbourhood of Ranworth Broad
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 December (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Locals tell of an unknown man on a black horse that is believed to haunt the area. The devil is seen riding across the broad every 31 December; under his arm is the soul of a Colonel who had dared hunt on the Sabbath.

Lush

Location: Redenhall - The Lush Bush (not known if currently standing)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A willow tree here was known as the Lush Bush, named after a man called Lush who committed suicide and was buried at the location. The stake driven into Lush's heart to prevent his post-mortem return grew into the tree.

Old Man Bern being Chased

Location: Reedham - High Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 21 August (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Chased through the village by an angry ghostly mob, the shade of Bern is said to reach the river before jumping into a boat and making his escape.

Big Cats

Location: Roughton - General area, and Roughton Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Summer 1996, 2003 or 2004
Further Comments: Roughton was subject to visitation from at least one alien big cat during the summer of 1996. A few years later, one witness observed a big black cat walking through a field of crops before disappearing into the treeline. The witness described the creature as much larger than a dog, but smaller than a horse.

Cook

Location: Roydon - Swamp Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A cook who worked at the nearby manor house was killed during the Second World War by German bombs. Her ghost is said to haunt Swamp Lane, walking through woodland and across the fields leading to Snow Street.

Anne Boleyn

Location: Salle - Salle Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The former queen sometimes returns to this church, where local legend says she was laid to rest after her body was clandestinely removed from the Tower of London.

Large Wolfhound

Location: Salthouse - Beach between Salthouse & Cley
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Seventeenth century onwards, last confirmed sighting early twentieth century
Further Comments: Belonging to a drowned skipper, the dog failed to save his master's life, and now runs along the beach. His glowing eyes and black coat firmly place him in the shuck category. The creature was last seen by a man cycling in the area - he reported spotting a large shaggy dog which passed through a solid gate.

Mediaeval Party

Location: Salthouse - Salthouse Pool
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 12 May (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A re-enactment of a mediaeval (or possibly Roman) feast occurs late at night; the phantom scene includes singing, dancing, and small bonfires. Some sources state that the event happens on the third Tuesday in May.

An old photograph of Sandringham Country House.

Breathing & Hollow Footsteps

Location: Sandringham - Country House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 25 December (Reoccurring) although another story says 24 December
Further Comments: Becoming active during Yuletide, the ghostly presence creates echoing footfalls in empty corridors and heavy breathing in a room on the second floor. Christmas cards are also moved by the spirit, and lights are turned on and off. The entity is thought to be a nun who seduced a monk on the site; those who have seen her say she has hollow eye sockets. Others blame a young lamplighter who died many years ago while on his rounds.

Many wells have been dedicated to St Helen.

Thirsty Labourer

Location: Santon - St Helen's Well
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A thirsty labourer working in the blazing sun stopped for a drink at the well but drank too much water and died. The man's phantom remained in the area.

Circular Object

Location: Saxlingham - Holt Road heading towards B1156
Type: UFO
Date / Time: 2010
Further Comments: A witness pulled their car over to have a better look at a circular object hovering about twenty metres above the road, as did another car behind them. The object did not make a sound and the witness estimated it was around five metres in diameter. The witness then lost their nerve and drove off, as did the occupant in the other car.

The Scole Experiment

Location: Scole - Street Farmhouse
Type: Experimental Manifestation
Date / Time: 1993-1998
Further Comments: A team of seven people spent a five year period collecting and recording physical evidence to support the Life After Death theory. Their evidence included writing and faces manifesting on unexposed film and apports in the form of jewellery and other small items.

Highwayman's Girlfriend

Location: Scole - The Scole Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This woman was murdered by a jealous partner after he discovered that she was having an affair with a highwayman; the ghostly lady in white now walks the staircase and the first floor.

Figure in Great Coat

Location: Scottow - Three Horseshoes public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1990s, 2000s
Further Comments: Once seen sitting in the corner of the pub, this figure is more likely to be heard walking around or blamed for turning electrical items on and off. It is thought a female entity also haunts the building, as her perfume is sometimes caught on a gust of wind, and once she was spotted on the stage area.

Grey Smoke

Location: Sea Palling - The Old Hall Inn, Waxham Road
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A weird column of grey smoke was spotted in the inn by the manager's wife during the mid-twentieth century. There are other reports of a ghostly woman wearing grey clothing and the overpowering stench of strong tobacco.

Man on Fire

Location: Shelfanger - Wash Lane, near the church and ford
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: A ten year old girl travelling with her mother in a car was horrified by the appearance of a burning man who ran in front of the car.

Sound of Stones

Location: Sheringham - Cliffs
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Stormy nights
Further Comments: The bodies of twelve sailors were buried in a gap in the cliffs; the corpses were covered with stones and left, rather than being taken to the nearby church. Now when the weather is right, the sound of the bodies being buried can be heard.

Dancing Girls

Location: Sheringham - Close to St Peter's Church, Church Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 12 May 2009, 00:30h - 00:40h
Further Comments: A witness reported seeing four or five girls holding hands and dancing in a circle. As the witness approached, the figures grew fainter, until they were no longer visible.

Sheringham coastline, Norfolk.

Shock

Location: Sheringham - From the sea
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The black dog known as Shock to residents of the town would emerge from the sea and run up the hills. The entity was said to be headless, with white cloth covering the stump.

Shrieking Woman

Location: Sheringham - General area
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Prior to disaster sweeping the town
Further Comments: This phantom harbinger's screams would be heard across Sheringham, normally before a heavy storm or some form of disaster.

Sheringham coast, Norfolk.

Yow-Yows

Location: Sheringham - Not far off the coast
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The Yow-Yows are ghostly sailors who drowned off the coast of Sheringham - they could have been saved, but no local man was willing to make it so. Before a storm hits, these shades cry out for help, hoping to lure the living into a watery grave.

Bench End

Location: Sheringham - Parish Church
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: A carved wooden bench arm is in the shape of a mermaid. A notice in the church said that, in days of olde, a mermaid tried to enter but was turned away by a mortified crowd. She later snuck in undetected and remains to this day.

Dog and his Owner

Location: Shipdham - Crossroads at Blackmoor Road & Cranworth Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The dog died at the crossroads waiting for the return of his master, while the master himself died of a broken heart after losing his family after a prolonged absence from home.

Maid

Location: Shipdham - Pond near Blackmoor Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Eighteenth Century onwards
Further Comments: This maid worked nearby, but after a brief relationship with her employer she left - and her body was found floating in the pond shortly after. Her spirit now haunts the area.

Sound of Steam Engines

Location: Snettisham - Area around the old Hunstanton/Kings Lynn railway line
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: People living near the old railway line have reported hearing a steam whistle and a low grumbling sound, as if the railway had never ceased operating in 1969.