Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Walsingham (Norfolk) - Egmere church ruins
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Heading towards a shrine, the invisible procession of pilgrims can be heard ringing small hand bells as they move.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2003-02-13
Last updated: 2003-02-13
ID: #3820
Location: Watton (Norfolk) - Place near Breccles Hall
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Early nineteenth century
Further Comments: A group of poachers who had secretly gathered near Breccles Hall grew concerned when one of their number failed to arrive. They thought that he had been caught by a gamekeeper, until a glowing phantom coach dashed past their hiding place with the missing poacher inside. His screams stopped abruptly as the coach vanished in a bright flash.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2000-08-17
ID: #773
Location: Waxham (Norfolk) - Waxham Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late eighteenth century
Further Comments: All suffering violent deaths, the six male members of the Brograve family are said to eat and drink in the dining hall, reunited even though several hundred years separates their passing.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2000-08-17
ID: #769
Location: Wells-next-the-Sea (Norfolk) - Engine shed, Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2020s, and 25 August 2022
Further Comments: Tools are reputed to inexplicably disappear before reappearing in their correct toolbox. In 2022 a loud sigh and footsteps were heard in the shed.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2022-09-11
Last updated: 2022-09-11
ID: #14601
Marshes around Wells and Stiffkey, Norfolk.
Location: Wells-next-the-Sea (Norfolk) - Lane leading to marshes between Wells & Stiffkey
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Local legend says a man was attacked by a shuck down a lane between Wells and Stiffkey. Author Christopher Marlowe was allegedly chased by the same creature a little short time later, while out looking for the beast.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-05-21
Last updated: 2002-05-21
ID: #976
Location: West Bilney (Norfolk) - West Bilney Hall
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 1897, 1908
Further Comments: Barn owls observed throughout Norfolk were reportedly glowing in the dark, as if they were large fireflies.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-06-15
Last updated: 2002-06-15
ID: #1225
Location: West Harling (Norfolk) - Woodland near the church
Type: Other
Date / Time: July 2014, 23:00h-00:00h
Further Comments: Five people metal detecting at night near Mickle Moor Hill watched an illuminous turquoise green light which moved rapidly out of the wood. One of the witnesses said that it moved like no other light, at great speeds and turning at irregular angles. It made no noise, did not flicker, and they all experienced a strange negative feeling. After watching the light for a few minutes, the five witnesses ran away.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2015-03-02
Last updated: 2015-03-02
ID: #11762
Location: West Walton (Norfolk) - St Mary's Church
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Church still present
Further Comments: Attempting to steal the bell tower, the Devil dropped it shortly after flying off. The tower landed a few dozen metres away, where it still stands.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2008-02-28
Last updated: 2008-02-28
ID: #8268
Location: Weybourne (Norfolk) - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A locally renown smuggler, John can still be heard whistling to attract the attention of his fellow tax evaders.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2009-05-31
Last updated: 2009-05-31
ID: #9351
Location: Weybourne (Norfolk) - Muckleborgh Collection, Weybourne Camp
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: A private collection of military vehicles and weapons, the former secret location is besieged by cold spots and thumping, disembodied footsteps heard at night.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2004-06-20
Last updated: 2004-06-20
ID: #5198
Location: Weybourne (Norfolk) - Road through village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: It was once said that a ghostly coach pulled by four horses and driven by a headless figure would pass through the village and vanish into the church wall.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2015-01-18
Last updated: 2015-01-18
ID: #11719
Location: Whitlingham (Norfolk) - Ruined church
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Figures move at midnight, but not known if still present
Further Comments: Only visible to unmarried people, the four stone figures which stood around the ruined church tower would animate at midnight, moving around and shaking each other's hands.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2015-01-18
Last updated: 2015-01-18
ID: #11727
Location: Wickhampton (Norfolk) - Church
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: For the crime of tearing his brother's heart out bare handed, the knight was turned to stone by God - the fighter now rests in the church, still holding the heart. Another version of the story says each brother tore out the heart of the other, and both are present in the church.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2003-02-13
Last updated: 2003-02-13
ID: #3814
Location: Wicklewood (Norfolk) - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Emerging from an unknown pit, this ghostly coach tours the neighbourhood before returning to the ground.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2015-01-18
Last updated: 2015-01-18
ID: #11723
Location: Wiggenhall (Norfolk) - Church of St Mary the Virgin
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The Victorian organ in the church would play by itself and inexplicably generate heat.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2026-05-16
Last updated: 2026-05-16
ID: #16548
Location: Wiggenhall St Peter (Norfolk) - Haunted House (demolished 1954)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1930s
Further Comments: A large house which stood here had the reputation of being home to a ghost and was listed on the 1901 census as 'Haunted House'. One witness heard footsteps and spotted a doorknob turning, but upon investigation, found no one present. The witness moved out soon after.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2020-03-31
Last updated: 2020-03-31
ID: #13911
Location: Wolterton (Norfolk) - Wolterton Hall, 3 miles northwest from Blickling
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown - possibly 1894?
Further Comments: Manifesting to warn of trouble or a death in the family, the white lady is said to be a member of the Scamler family who once owned the hall. A 1931 newspaper article stated the ghost began to appear after a former earl removed ancient tombs from a ruined church on the park.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2000-08-21
Last updated: 2000-08-21
ID: #811
Location: Woodrising (Norfolk) - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown, likely to be pre-twentieth century
Further Comments: A coach which manifested here was said to glow from the windows and lamps with a light as bright as day. Witness accounts varied to whether it was pulled by invisible horses or headless horses.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2015-01-18
Last updated: 2015-01-18
ID: #11724
Location: Worstead (Norfolk) - Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 24 December (reoccurring), photographed 1975
Further Comments: Legend says this lady has scared to death at least one young bell ringer, although she is now said to have a healing effect. Poltergeist activity has also been reported, around the 1950's. A photograph taken in 1975 by Peter Berthelot appears to show a misty white lady sitting behind his wife on a pew.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2000-08-17
ID: #53
Location: Wroxham (Norfolk) - Bridge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 19 May (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A ghostly coach and four passes over this bridge once a year. It is said to be driven by a headless Sir Thomas Boleyn and is one of eleven bridges that he passes over on the night of his daughter Anne's execution.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2000-08-17
ID: #127
Location: Wroxham (Norfolk) - Broads near Wroxham
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Varies, see below
Further Comments: The sounds of marching troops, described as a roman legion, have been heard in this region. Chas Sampson, a dubious source, said this is most likely to occur on the following dates: 13 & 16 April; 7 & 21 May; 1, 4 & 11 June; 5, 13 & 19 August; 13, 15, 22 & 26 September; and 7 & 9 October.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2001-09-07
Last updated: 2001-09-07
ID: #615