Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Wissett (Suffolk) - Grey's Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Mr Grey hanged himself from a tree along this lane, and now his ghost is said to sway on the end of a rope from the branches.
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Published Media
First added: 2004-12-27
Last updated: 2004-12-27
ID: #5722
St George with dragon's head (chapbook).
Location: Wixford (Warwickshire) - George's Elm Lane, elm tree
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown if tree still present
Further Comments: The tree was said to have grown from a stake driven into the heart of a man buried here named George (some legends say Saint George). The tree would bleed if cut.
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Published Media
First added: 2008-08-25
Last updated: 2008-08-25
ID: #8817
Location: Woodhall Spa (Lincolnshire) - Pine Woods
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A man wearing a cloak and a tricorn hat is said to drift through this wooded area. A phantom woman in white and the sound of wailing have also been reported.
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User Submission
First added: 2008-05-12
Last updated: 2008-05-12
ID: #8597
A skeleton gets his groove on (public domain).
Location: Worthing (Sussex) - Broadwater Green, old oak tree
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 23 June (or Midsummer Eve) (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A local tale says that these animated bones appear on midsummer night's eve to dance and jig until the sun rises on the following day.
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Published Media
First added: 2002-07-23
Last updated: 2002-07-23
ID: #1964
Location: Wrexham (Clwyd) - Kings Mills, 'Biniki' tourist spot, Hang Man's Tree
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The strange mist seen moving slowly around the tree base may be connected to the previous usage of the thick branches.
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Published Media
First added: 2004-05-31
Last updated: 2004-05-31
ID: #5171
Location: Yealand Conyers (Lancashire) - Village and Warton Woods
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An undescribed ghost once took a woman by the arm in this wood, leading her to the village before vanishing.
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Published Media
First added: 2003-10-26
Last updated: 2003-10-26
ID: #4732