Suffolk Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Mr Grey
Location: Wissett - 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.
Bridge Dogs
Location: Wissett - Mill Road
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Two bridges along this stretch of road are the haunt of the black shuck.
Grey Lady
Location: Wissett - Paradise Cottage
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This unnamed phantom woman silently leaves the cottage and vanishes beneath the waters of a nearby pond.
Horse and Cart
Location: Wissett - Pond near Halleluja Cottage
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This spectral horse and cart continue to retrace the final journey which abruptly ended when the creature fell into the pond and drowned.
Strange Woman
Location: Wissett - Rumburgh Road, Cole's Arch
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This spooky figure was seen sitting on the bridge before disappearing.
Galley Trot
Location: Woodbridge - General area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown, but prior to twentieth century
Further Comments: The large demonic dog once reported around Woodbridge was white and as large as a cow. The creature was said to give chase if people fled from it.
Tailor carrying Gloves
Location: Woodbridge - High Street
Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation
Date / Time: Seventeenth century
Further Comments: A local story tells of two men walking down the High Street, debating the existence of ghosts. One man warns the other of a ghost walking towards them and jumps to one side, out the way. His friend scoffs in disbelief, only to be knocked down to the ground as the spirit of a recently dead tailor pushed past him!
The Thing by the Fireplace
Location: Woodbridge - King's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2006
Further Comments: A photograph taken in the pub showed a strange circle of light by the fireplace. A medium in the building at the time claimed to feel the presence of a young child in that area just before the image was taken.
White Haired Woman Standing in the Corner
Location: Woodbridge - RAF Woodbridge, Bar and Club
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The club has a reputation for being haunted by ex-service personnel, but an old woman dressed in a night-shirt has also been seen here, standing in the corner of the bar.
CE I
Location: Woodbridge - Road out to Martlesham from Woodbridge
Type: UFO
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: A triangular UFO was seen slowly floating towards the ground, several independent witnesses reporting it as a crashed aircraft. No aeroplanes were reported missing, nor any wreckage found.
Thomas Seckford
Location: Woodbridge - Seckford Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost of Thomas is said to appear dressed all in white, manifesting in protest as the wealth he bequeathed to the poor was spent by wealthy men.
Phantom Wolf
Location: Woolpit - Exact location not known
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Seeing what he thought to be a calf stuck in a pit, a local farmer rushed to help it out, only to find the creature to be a large wolf. He ran for his gun, but on return he could find no evidence that the beast had ever existed.
Green Children
Location: Woolpit - Exact location of discovery unknown
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Two children appeared in the village, both with a strong green pigmentation. They claimed to have been watching their family's sheep in a place called St Martins, when they heard a loud noise, before finding themselves in the strange village. The debate is still on to whether they were alien, fairy children, or lost human children.
Talking Shuck
Location: Woolpit - Road approaching the village
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: The shuck in this yarn caught a man and spoke, informing the unfortunate gentleman that he would be dead within a week. Not surprisingly, he died the following night.
Lady's Well
Location: Woolpit - Spring in meadow near the church, currently a nature reserve
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: A spring on this site was said to heal sore eyes.
Motorcyclist
Location: Worlingworth - Roads in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s, November, early hours of the morning
Further Comments: While driving to work, one witness reported seeing in his rear view mirror a motorcycle which disappeared. Others have also seen the phantom motorbike.
Field Worker
Location: Worlingworth - Unidentified field
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: September 2018
Further Comments: A woman walking her dogs spotted a farmer dressed in old fashioned clothing turning hay with a pitchfork. Thinking the farmer looked out of place, the witness looked back, only to discover that the farmer had vanished.
Fawn Coloured Cat
Location: Wrentham - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: April 1997 onwards
Further Comments: The Big Cats of Suffolk website reported multiple sightings of large cats in this area. In 1997, a wave of sightings were reported of a lynx or cougar, and patrols were established to try to capture the creature. Sightings have sporadically continued, and in 2015 police reported a panther on the loose.
Henrietta Nelson
Location: Yaxley - Yaxley Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century?
Further Comments: Not liked by fellow members of her family, Henrietta extracted her revenge by requesting to be buried in a special mausoleum which ruined the view from the hall. Several generations later, her chamber was knocked down, which resulted in her ghost returning. Instead of attaching itself to the building however, it took a liking to her portrait, and when the painting was sold, the shade followed the picture. In 2005, 100 years after it was removed, the picture was returned to the hall.
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