Chained Dog
Location: Quemerford (Wiltshire) - Pound's Mill (no longer present), Marlborough Road, and fields in the area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Pre-First World War
Further Comments: One witness at Pound's Mill spotted a black dog with a chain hanging around its neck. The hound vanished through a closed door. The same creature is also thought to haunt other areas in the hamlet.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-05-31
Last updated: 2009-05-31
ID: #9363
An old woodcut of an Elizabethan gentleman.
Elizabethan Man
Location: Quemerford (Wiltshire) - Road near the church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 2013, 01:00h
Further Comments: A driver spotted a shadowy figure dressed in Guy Fawkes style clothing striding across the road in the early hours of the morning. The figure vanished before reaching the other side.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2014-01-06
Last updated: 2014-01-06
ID: #11478
Middle Aged Man
Location: Quintrell Downs (Cornwall) - Likely the A3058
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Spring 2001
Further Comments: A couple caught up in stop/start traffic watched a middle aged man in dark trousers and pullover cross the road in front of them before vanishing into thin air when he reached the kerb on the opposite side. There was nothing remarkable about the figure (until his disappearing act) and he carried something in his hands, although the witnesses did not notice what it was.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2013-08-11
Last updated: 2013-08-11
ID: #11400
White Dobby
Location: Rampside (Cumbria) - Coastal road between Rampside and Bardsea
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A ghostly white hare called White Dobby would run slightly ahead of another phantom, that of an emaciated man, as they travelled along the road. Dogs would try to flee the area just prior to the entities passing.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2025-08-03
Last updated: 2025-08-03
ID: #16015
Headless Men
Location: Ramsbury (Wiltshire) - Road near Hare and Hounds
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Carrying a coffin, these two headless men were said to walk close to the old Hare and Hounds pub.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-06-07
Last updated: 2009-06-07
ID: #9405
Man on Black Horse
Location: Ranworth (Norfolk) - Neighbourhood of Ranworth Broad
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 December (recurring)
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.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2000-08-17
ID: #221
Fast Moving Procession
Location: Ratlinghope (Shropshire) - Road towards village, along the Long Mynd
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A large group of people following a horse drawn hearse have been seen on several occasions, moving much more swiftly than one should expect.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-07-04
Last updated: 2002-07-04
ID: #1589
Old Woman
Location: Ravensden (Bedfordshire) - Lane north of village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dressed in long black clothing, this elderly woman's face is said to be pure evil - it is considered unlucky to meet her. Some say during her lifetime she was falsely accused of witchcraft and died after being forced out of her home.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2007-08-27
Last updated: 2007-08-27
ID: #7863
Pedestrian
Location: Ravenshead (Nottinghamshire) - A60, close to a stone commemorating Bessie Shepherds
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Winter 1984/1985
Further Comments: A distressed anonymous lady phoned the police report having hit a pedestrian but when she climbed out of her car there was no one there. Two police officers who went to the scene found fresh skid marks, and footsteps leading from and to the location where the driver's door would have been, but no evidence of a victim.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2017-04-01
Last updated: 2017-04-01
ID: #12357
Lord Wharton
Location: Ravenstonedale (Cumbria) - Road to village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Lord Wharton was involved in the establishment of the Ravenstonedale Dissenters group - whether this is the reason he haunts the road is unknown.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2012-07-22
Last updated: 2012-07-22
ID: #11023
Hitchhiking Cyclist
Location: Rayleigh (Essex) - Blinking Owl cafe, Lychgate Industrial Estate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950s onwards
Further Comments: The requested end destination for this female vanishing hitchhiker; the story is that she and her boyfriend set off from the cafe on their motorbike, but it crashed on the A127 and both were killed. Now this woman flags down cars along the A127, tells them she is looking for her boyfriend, and asks to be taken to the cafe. She always disappears just prior to the Blinking Owl being reached.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2003-11-08
Last updated: 2003-11-08
ID: #4744
Woman with Long Hair
Location: Rayne (Essex) - Shalford Road, near The Swan Public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 18 September 2014
Further Comments: Three people in a car spotted a woman with long black hair and a pale face standing by the roadside. She wore purple trousers and a ragged yellow shirt. One of the witnesses speculated that the figure was that of the ghost said to haunt the nearby public house.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2014-10-10
Last updated: 2014-10-10
ID: #11621
Woman in White
Location: Reagill (Cumbria) - Country lanes in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: It is not clear if the woman in white, a large black hound and a black hog which once haunted this area were all the same entity. The phantom (or phantoms) would all suddenly grow once seen, before pursuing any witness.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2009-07-14
Last updated: 2009-07-14
ID: #9576
Steam Whistle
Location: Redditch (Worcestershire) - Along the A441 by Oakenshaw McDonalds
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: On quiet nights you are said to be able to hear a steam whistle from a train which once passed along this area before the line was closed by Beecham.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2011-01-02
Last updated: 2011-01-02
ID: #10132
Old Man Bern being Chased
Location: Reedham (Norfolk) - High Street
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 21 August (recurring)
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.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2001-09-08
Last updated: 2001-09-08
ID: #636
Horse with Trap
Location: Rettendon (Essex) - Road leading to East Hannington
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost haunting this road is said to be that of a farmer riding his horse and cart.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2001-09-09
Last updated: 2001-09-09
ID: #649
Dog under Horses' Hooves
Location: Reydon (Suffolk) - Road near Reydon Hall
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Shuck 1900s, and coach mid 1800s?
Further Comments: A couple in a trap encountered the Shuck, and it ran under their horses. The driver tried to hit the black dog with his whip, but it passed straight through the creature. The same area is also haunted by a phantom coach, being driven at breakneck speed.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2000-08-27
Last updated: 2000-08-27
ID: #813
Cloaked Figure
Location: Reydon (Suffolk) - Wangford Road, heading towards Reydon Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 23 January 2010, around 01:30h
Further Comments: While travelling by car home from work, this solitary driver passed a figure wearing a brown cloak made from what appeared to be sacking. The garment covered the entire body, except the face which was featureless and glowed white. The entity also had a pole or upright rope close to its neck, which stood 50cm into the air. The driver turned back to have another look, by which time the entity had vanished.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2010-04-11
Last updated: 2010-04-11
ID: #9846
White Lady
Location: Rhiwsaeson (South Glamorgan) - Unknown road in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A woman in white who haunted the area was said to have tried to locate a newborn baby, the kiss of which would release her from her fate.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2012-03-04
Last updated: 2012-03-04
ID: #10759
White Woman
Location: Rhyl (Clwyd) - Start of the Dyserth Road bends
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1 January 2005, 01:30h
Further Comments: The white figure of a lady was seen standing behind a wall, leaning over the top.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2006-03-17
Last updated: 2006-03-17
ID: #6775
Man on Bicycle
Location: Robertsbridge (Sussex) - A21
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1977
Further Comments: This ghost has been seen cycling at night, without any lights on his bike. It is thought he died mid-twentieth century, after being hit by a lorry.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-07-21
Last updated: 2002-07-21
ID: #1904
Thin Outline
Location: Rochdale (Greater Manchester) - Toad Lane, and area around St Mary's Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: The shady outline of an unknown man is said to have appeared here several times during the 1970s.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2003-04-30
Last updated: 2003-04-30
ID: #4210
Strange Animals
Location: Rochester (Kent) - Blue Bell Hill and surrounding area
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: An ostrich was seen by a driver during the 1990s near the haunted hill, but when he stopped to investigate, the creature had changed into a large black cat which ran away. The cat (or a similar one) had been previously seen in the area, as has a large hairy beast, thought by the witness to be a gorilla. During the same decade, a UFO was reportedly observed above Blue Bell Hill; on a summer evening, a descending light swerved and vanished above some trees.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2002-10-01
Last updated: 2002-10-01
ID: #2498
Woman
Location: Rochester (Kent) - Love Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Post-Second World War
Further Comments: A ghostly woman is said to haunt this lane, one report stating that she is only visible from the waste up.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2008-10-14
Last updated: 2008-10-14
ID: #9028
Headless Anne Boleyn
Location: Rochford (Essex) - Rochford Hall, and roads in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twelve days following Christmas (recurring)
Further Comments: At the family home of Anne Boleyn, the former queen's decapitated ghost walks briefly around the building after Christmas.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2000-08-17
ID: #481
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