The Paranormal Database

Quiet Footsteps

Location: Blythburgh - Priory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Animals are reported to be terrified of certain spots in the grounds of the priory, while footsteps have been heard outside the doors of the building - on investigation, no one has been found.

Toby's Walks, Blythburgh.

Black Toby

Location: Blythburgh - Toby's Walks (recreational area)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A drummer in the army, one night Toby became so drunk he left the local public house to rape and murder Anne Blakemore. Or so the story goes. In reality, Anne's body displayed no indication of foul play, but the mob wanted justice, so Toby was hanged. It was said that Toby's ghost drove a coach pulled by four black horses through the area, with other people stating that he just walked along banging his drum in regret. It is most likely the ghost of Toby was created by local smugglers to deter others from investigating their activities.

White Woman in Silk

Location: Blythburgh - Westwood Lodge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1970s
Further Comments: A local story states that three policemen in the early 70's set an ambush for the ghost, in want of evidence to either prove or disprove the woman's existence. Their trap was sprung, closely followed by 'strange sounds', but ultimately the policemen saw nothing. Villagers have, however, reported watching a ghostly figure in the area.

Knocking

Location: Blythburgh - White Hart public house
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Mid to late twentieth century
Further Comments: Loud knocking has emanated from the stout oak door of the pub, with no one on either side.

Mrs Short

Location: Boulge - Boulge Hall (no longer standing) and general area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown, but said to appear on the stroke of midnight
Further Comments: The ghost of Mrs Short (called the Queen of Hell during her lifetime on account of her furious temper) was said to emerge from the hall's gates in a coach pulled by headless horses. Another report says her ghost was seen in night cap and gown running around the area. Some versions of the tale state the phantom in the coach is a Mr Fitzgerald.

Widow Shawe

Location: Boulge - Churchyards in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Stormy nights
Further Comments: Having cut her own throat, this phantom woman was said to have taken up haunting churchyards in the area.

Country Dog

Location: Boxford - Between village and Middleston (Essex)
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The area between these two villages is reportedly patrolled by a shuck.

Black Leopard

Location: Boxted - Stream near woodland behind houses, and B1066
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 30 August 1994, between 20:00h-21:00h, and 2016-2017
Further Comments: The Big Cats of Suffolk website reports that a motorcyclist and passenger chased a large black cat with a long tail seen near a stream. The creature disappeared into a hedge. Two other large black cat sightings were also reported along the nearby Boxted to Hartest Road mid 2010s.

Georgian Red Brick Dwelling, Surrounded by a Beautiful Garden

Location: Bradfield St George - North of the church
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: 1860, 1900 and October 1926
Further Comments: First seen in 1860, the Georgian house was said to look quite normal, until it dissolved into mist. It was also seen around 1900, though no recent sightings exist.

Woman's Voice

Location: Bradfield St George - Private residence
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: February 2006, 04:15h
Further Comments: A couple awoke to hear their baby gripe in the adjoining room. Before they could climb out of bed, they heard a strange woman's voice say 'hello' in a maternal fashion, followed by a 'Shhh...'. Bounding into the baby's room to challenge the woman, all that could be seen was the sleeping child. A couple of days later, toys could be heard playing tunes in the loft, although the music promptly ceased when the loft hatch was opened.

Wall and Gates of a Grand Building

Location: Bradfield St George - The lane from Little Welnetham which turns right at the church
Type: Environmental Manifestation
Date / Time: 1926
Further Comments: Observed in 1926, the witnesses were new to the area and did not think much about the building until they returned later in the day and realised it had disappeared.

Flying Knife

Location: Bramford - Parker's Cottage (no longer standing)
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Winter 1887 / 1888
Further Comments: The entity at work in this cottage focused on a teenager named Ellen. Tapping would occur around the girl and she would be picked up by invisible hands. Objects, including a knife, would be thrown around when she was present. Ellen and her brother would later confess to a local policeman that they had faked the incidents, although others were unconvinced that two children could fool so many witnesses and investigators.

Teenage Lad

Location: Brandon - A1065 heading towards Lakenheath
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2011, around 06:00h, and February 2014
Further Comments: A lone driver heading away from Brandon in 2011 glanced into her rear-view mirror and spotted a lad, around fourteen years of age, sitting in the backseat of her car. She looked again, only to see he had gone. A similar occurrence occurred to a male driver three years later.

Small Figure

Location: Brandon - Brandon House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: February - October 1965
Further Comments: A teenager on the site spotted a short figure which moved across a room, while strange noises could be heard in other parts of the building. An officer stationed at Lakenheath who lived at the house said the presence as not frightening.

Fanny Clarke

Location: Brantham - Brantham Place, School Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid-to-late-twentieth century
Further Comments: The original house which was haunted by this ghost no longer stands - Fanny was shot and killed outside the building by a jealous lover and had remained earthbound.

Bull Inn, Brantham.

Grey Man

Location: Brantham - Bull Inn
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Members of staff have reported seeing a misty grey man standing behind the bar and hearing the cries of a girl coming from the cellar. Local stories claimed a smuggler's tunnel ran from the building down to the river, and that Matthew Hopkins hanged a woman just outside the inn.

Round Object

Location: Brantham - Slough Road
Type: UFO
Date / Time: 1986, around 22:00h
Further Comments: A brother and sister watched a large round metal looking object with blue and red lights around the sides hovering over the field opposite their home. It was stationery for around three minutes, before disappearing in a flash.

Nun

Location: Bruisyard - Bruisyard Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Little is known about the nun which was once said to haunt the hall.

Bungay castle, Suffolk.

Hugh Bigod

Location: Bungay - Bungay castle
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Humbled after taking part in a failed rebellion against the king, Bigod was forced to pay a great deal of gold to keep his castle. His shade has returned to show his resentment, sometimes taking the form of a black dog.

Bungay castle, Suffolk.

Shuck

Location: Bungay - Bungay castle
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Believed by some to be the headquarters of Old Shuck, the ruined castle is still avoided at night.

Greyfriars Priory, Bungay.

Monk's Chanting

Location: Bungay - Greyfriars Priory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The sound of plainchant has been heard coming from the ruins of the old priory, accompanied by the ringing of bells that have now been long gone.

Creaking

Location: Bungay - King's Head public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000
Further Comments: It maybe that the ghost from the nearby Three Tuns has relocated, or that the creaks heard within the building are just because it is old...

Horses and Coach

Location: Bungay - Road between Ditchingham and Bungay at Lions Grave
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Reported by at least one driver, a coach with a team of horses haunt the road, seemingly charging at incoming traffic and turning away at the last possible moment. One version of the tale says the coach is either seen or heard, but never both.

St Mary's church, Bungay.

Lightning Dog

Location: Bungay - St Mary's church
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: 04 August 1577
Further Comments: Appearing on 4 August 1577, the same date as the Blythburgh report, a black dog entered the church during a storm and killed several people. Some believe the dog still patrols the area.

The Druid's Stone, Bungay.

The Druid's Stone

Location: Bungay - St Mary's Priory, churchyard
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Believed to be at least a couple of thousand years old, the large, rounded stone is rumoured to have been used by druids. Local legend states you can summon the Devil by dancing around it twelve times.