Sussex Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Milian
Location: Steyning - St Andrew's Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Drifting amongst the headstones, the female phantom here is thought to be a thirteenth century lady named Milian.
First added: 2009-02-07 | Last updated: 2009-02-07 | ID #9133
Foot Dragging
Location: Storrington - White Horse Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One of the bedrooms here is haunted by shuffling footsteps and a presence that taps bystanders on the shoulder.
First added: 2002-07-21 | Last updated: 2002-07-21 | ID #1917
Screaming Women
Location: Tangmere - Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Killed by a bomb during the Second World War, members of the Woman's Auxiliary Air Force can still be heard screaming on this site.
First added: 2002-07-21 | Last updated: 2002-07-21 | ID #1918
Lady with Hair in Bun
Location: Ticehurst - Pashley Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The top half of this phantom figure was seen drifting at the front of the house, the lower part of the body dissolving into mist. Another observer reported a pair of disembodied hands that jutted out from the banister at the top of the staircase, and during at least one night the household was awoken by banging on doors and the crashing of crockery.
First added: 2002-07-21 | Last updated: 2002-07-21 | ID #1927
Horse
Location: Tillington - Lanes in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century?
Further Comments: One unnamed lane in the village is the haunt of a headless horse. The village must attract decapitated entities, as a headless pig is also said to haunt the general area.
First added: 2009-05-03 | Last updated: 2009-05-03 | ID #9306
Thor the Rock Thrower
Location: Treyford - Devil's Jumps (set of five barrows)
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Barrows still present
Further Comments: The god Thor would sit on nearby Treyford Hill. One day the Devil came along and, in a fit of boredom, started to hop from one barrow to the next. This childishness annoyed Thor, who scared Old Nick off by throwing a rock at him.
First added: 2017-06-25 | Last updated: 2017-06-25 | ID #12529
Smiling Lady
Location: Twineham - Rectory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late nineteenth and early twentieth century
Further Comments: This figure was seen a few times, dressed in brilliant white and carrying a basket of roses. A harsh, scratching sound briefly haunted the upper part of the building.
First added: 2002-08-03 | Last updated: 2002-08-03 | ID #2006
Sixty Red Lights
Location: Uckfield - London Road, skies above
Type: UFO
Date / Time: October 2007
Further Comments: Sixty or more red lights were seen by several people over the skies of Uckfield. The lights moved in close formation and eventually moved away.
First added: 2008-01-04 | Last updated: 2008-01-04 | ID #8116
Poacher with Bag
Location: Wadhurst - Beggars Bush, Bestbeech Hill Crossroads area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Autumn evenings (reoccurring)
Further Comments: This thieving ghost in a tan coloured coat is seen struggling along the road, his brown sack bulging with stolen food.
First added: 2002-07-22 | Last updated: 2002-07-22 | ID #1937
Hooded Figure
Location: Wannock - Filching Manor
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: September 1996
Further Comments: Thought to be a monk, this character nearly caused an accident as it crossed the nearby road. An unknown 'spooky' presence is said to have been felt dozens of times near a hangar containing motorbikes.
First added: 2002-07-21 | Last updated: 2002-07-21 | ID #1920
Caesar
Location: Washington - Chanctonbury Ring
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Several ghosts have been reported here, including Caesar (and an accompanying army). Other people have reported an elderly man with a long white beard who moves between the trees, and the pounding hooves of invisible horses. Phantom druids (or the Devil himself, depending on the source) appear if you run around the fort seven times at midnight.
First added: 2002-07-17 | Last updated: 2002-07-17 | ID #1806
Wandering Saxon
Location: Washington - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Eighteenth century
Further Comments: A phantom Saxon warrior was once said to wander throughout this area. Sighting ceased after a large hoard of Saxon coins were discovered by a farmer and either sold or taken by the Government.
First added: 2013-01-06 | Last updated: 2013-01-06 | ID #11254
George and Abby
Location: West Broughton - Manor house in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1986
Further Comments: Parents thought their young child's friends George and Abby were imaginary until the mother heard disembodied footsteps and another child was scared by an old woman dressed in black during a birthday party. The events ended after an exorcism and the house has been calm since. A couple of years later the parents met another former resident of the house who also had 'problems' with the house.
First added: 2014-01-05 | Last updated: 2014-01-05 | ID #11468
White Doe
Location: West Grinstead - Knepp Castle
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This albino creature is said to be a fair maiden, turned into a white doe by an evil witch in the 1400's.
First added: 2002-07-23 | Last updated: 2002-07-23 | ID #1953
Warriors
Location: West Stoke - Kingley Vale
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghosts reported in this area are said to have strong links to the nearby barrows, connected to a battle that occurred here between Saxons and Viking warriors in the ninth century. Some say that the trees in the area transform into something else at night and move around the area.
First added: 2002-07-17 | Last updated: 2002-07-17 | ID #1805
Corporate Suit
Location: Westham - St Mary's church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late Twentieth century
Further Comments: This ghost has been seen wearing a modern day smart suit - he disappears when spoken to.
First added: 2002-07-17 | Last updated: 2002-07-17 | ID #1797
Saxon Chieftain
Location: Westmeston - Downs in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This Saxon is said to wander the area, looking down on nearby towns and villages.
First added: 2008-08-31 | Last updated: 2008-08-31 | ID #8866
Nun
Location: Westmeston - St Martin's Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Reputed to appear only in the afternoon
Further Comments: This lonely figure leaves the churchyard, crosses the road, and disappears through the wall of a nearby house.
First added: 2002-07-21 | Last updated: 2002-07-21 | ID #1921
Carving Monk
Location: Westmeston - Westmeston Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This sixteenth century hall is said to be home to a phantom monk who has been observed carving away at an ornate wall.
First added: 2008-08-31 | Last updated: 2008-08-31 | ID #8863
Coffin
Location: Wilmington - Hill
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One of the barrows in this area is said to contain a Golden coffin containing a Roman body.
First added: 2009-05-04 | Last updated: 2009-05-04 | ID #9339
Long Man of Wilmington
Location: Wilmington - Windover Hill
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: This tall hill giant, cut into the soft chalk base, stands around seventy metres in height and is thought to represent any one of several legendary figures. A phantom black dog is also reputed to lurk above the figure, and a local legend says that Arthur fought one of his battles nearby.
First added: 2003-04-19 | Last updated: 2003-04-19 | ID #4140
Old Farmer
Location: Winchelsea - Queen's Head Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Once a farmhouse before its conversion into a public house and hotel, the ghost present was a farmer who lived here long ago. Another story states that the shade is a former pub owner whose body was displayed in the bar so his regulars could show their respect.
First added: 2004-05-03 | Last updated: 2004-05-03 | ID #5118
Hiding Highwayman
Location: Winchelsea - Winchelsea Church, monastery ruins
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Said to have been seen hiding in the trees around the ruins, the highwayman's target can occasionally be heard galloping up the nearby road. A black soldier in a red uniform has also been reported from the churchyard, and a phantom monk has been observed moving above the ground on nearby private land.
First added: 2002-06-02 | Last updated: 2002-06-02 | ID #1062
Man from the Twenties
Location: Wiston - Cottage in village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1954-1958, late summer & autumn time
Further Comments: A couple who moved into their dream home were disturbed by the spectre of a gentleman dressed in 1920's clothing, who had a habit of walking through bedroom walls. His footsteps could also be heard about the cottage, and he often opened the front door.
First added: 2002-06-20 | Last updated: 2002-06-20 | ID #1360
Jacob
Location: Wivelsfield Green - Royal Oak public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2008
Further Comments: Nicknamed Jacob, this phantom is blamed for setting off the security alarm and throwing small items through the air.
First added: 2009-01-04 | Last updated: 2009-01-04 | ID #9099
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