Road Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Grey Woman
Location: High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) - Cock Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: January 1994, and early 1980s
Further Comments: A man reported seeing this phantom woman in 1994, dressed in grey clothing as she crossed the road in front of him. Around ten years previous, another witness reported seeing the figure floating towards him from the direction of the old gypsy camp. The witness ran, and when he looked back, she had vanished.
Lady on Horseback
Location: High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) - Loakes Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This ghostly woman is reported to ride her mare along the lane where she fell from her horse and died.
Man in Black Cloak
Location: High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) - White Hill
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1936
Further Comments: A lorry driver and his mate reported hitting a man dressed in a black cloak on a misty winter's night along this road. They watched the figure go under the truck, but when the duo tried to find a body, the figure had vanished. When the police were informed, the officer told them that several other people had recently reported the same story along the road.
Monks
Location: Hillsley (Gloucestershire) - Coldchange Hill, between village and Hawksbury
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Ghostly monks are said to haunt this crossroads between the two locations.
Horse Drawn Coach
Location: Hindon (Wiltshire) - Junction of the A303 and the A350
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This ghoulish coach is drawn by a team of four grey spectral horses.
Unknown
Location: Hinton (Gloucestershire) - Aging chapel along Church Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This area of the lane is said to be haunted by a ghostly figure, though the exact details are not forthcoming.
Loping Phantom Dog
Location: Hockley (Essex) - Road between Hockley and parish church
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty nights
Further Comments: Appearing on misty nights, those who see the dog are said to die before the end of the year. One witness walking home on a dark night fainted after a large black dog appeared by her side, disappearing into thin air several minutes later. It is not known if she suffered the fate that legend dictates.
Waving White Lady in a Coach
Location: Hockley (Essex) - Road outside the church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: August (possibly) (reoccurring)
Further Comments: After losing control of the horses, a coach driver and his female passenger died. Now, the phantom vehicle is seen outside the church; the white woman in the carriage waves at witnesses before the coach pulls away and the accident is repeated.
Mag
Location: Hockliffe (Bedfordshire) - Mag Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This entity has been nicknamed Headless Mag - she is thought to have been a local witch, and her misty form now drifts along the road looking for people to scare.
White Lady
Location: Hockwold cum Wilton (Norfolk) - Hockwold Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The gates to this hall are reportedly haunted by a white lady who has unnerved several drivers through the village.
St Bernard Dogs
Location: Hoddlesden (Lancashire) - Main road through village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: January 2007
Further Comments: A pair of St Bernard dogs were spotted by a man walking his own dogs. Concerned that their owner was nowhere in sight, the witness closely followed them around a corner, where they vanished. The man later found out that disappeared at the rear of the house where they once lived, even though the alleyway leading to the house had been closed off.
Horse Farmer
Location: Hodnet (Shropshire) - Unnamed road in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An unidentified road in this village was haunted by a farmer who had a horse's head instead of his own.
Bob
Location: Hodson (Wiltshire) - Road between Hodson and Chiseldon
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An entity with 'no particular shape', the ghost is said to bob up and down as it moves before vanishing.
Grey Man
Location: Holcombe (Devon) - A374 Teignmouth Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1978
Further Comments: The road is haunted by a phantom middle-aged man dressed in a grey overcoat. The ghostly figure uses a torch to wave at passing motorists. At least one driver believed they had hit a real person, though no evidence of a collision could be found.
Man with Children
Location: Holcot (Cambridgeshire) - A43, Holcot / Sywell junction
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: October 2003, 18:00h
Further Comments: A driver spotted a man with two children, wearing 1970s clothing, standing in the brambles at this roundabout. The driver circled around for another look, but the figures had vanished.
Black Car Vanishes
Location: Holme Moss (Derbyshire) - A6024, where it emerges from the Longdenvale Valley
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1999
Further Comments: Mr Andrew Sylvester reported seeing an old fashioned car in mint condition that vanished behind him as he drove along this barren road.
Armed Cavalier
Location: Hook (Hampshire) - A30, south side
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Wearing a long cape and wide brimmed hat, this Civil War soldier holds what appears to be a broken sword in his hands. One theory is that the man was a messenger caught and killed by Royalists.
Caped Man
Location: Hook (Hampshire) - Road between Crooked Billet pub and Hook House, and other roads in the area
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: Wearing a long cape or overcoat with a tricorn hat, this phantom gentleman is believed to appear only to those who will die within two years.
Jet Black Car
Location: Hook Green (Kent) - Road from village leading to Bell's Yew Green
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This dark limousine has been watched moving silently down the road, disappearing if another car comes too close.
Tall Grey Man in Long Coat
Location: Hopton (Norfolk) - A12 near Hopton, heading towards Great Yarmouth
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 02 November 1981
Further Comments: While driving towards Yarmouth, Andrew Cutajar lost control of his car after passing straight through the figure of a man who appeared in the road ahead of him. The figure is said to have been spotted several times since the 1950s.
Marching Man
Location: Horley (Surrey) - A23, near the Cambridge Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: March 2007, around 21:00h
Further Comments: A driver braked hard to avoid hitting an elderly man who stepped out in front of him. The man was in his seventies, was slim and walked very upright, as if marching. He wore a flat cap, tweed jacket and petrol blue trousers. The driver thought he had left the braking too late and expected to hit the figure, but when the car stopped, the old man was nowhere to be seen.
A Voice Asks for a Spade
Location: Horseheath (Cambridgeshire) - Money Lane
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Nights of a full moon
Further Comments: Supposed to house hidden gold, the street is haunted by a voice that, on nights of a full moon, tells any listeners to 'pick up your spade and follow me'. To date, nobody has accepted the challenge.
Highwayman
Location: Horsford (Norfolk) - Holt Road, north of village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: June / July over several years in 2000s
Further Comments: A phantom highwayman with his cloak thrown over one shoulder is reputed to haunt this road. The figure disappears as any witness approaches.
Wispy-Haired Man
Location: Horsham (Sussex) - Right hand bend on A24
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 23 August 2021, 23:00h
Further Comments: While travelling as a passenger along the A24, a witness spotted a man dressed in a dark blue jumper and shabby brown trousers standing by the roadside. The man had a leathery, mummified face with sunken eyes. His mouth was slightly agape, and his wispy shoulder-length hair touched his collar. The witness was left shaken, although the driver was unable to see the man.
Hitchhiking Teenager
Location: Horsham (Sussex) - Unknown junction along A24 near Horsham
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Those who pick up this hiker find she has vanished soon after their journey commences. She has reportedly given a few drivers her telephone number; when the number is called, it is discovered that the girl died in an accident near the site years previously.
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