| Claydon House |
The spirit of Sir Edmund Verney, standard bearer to Charles the I, is said to appear at the house in times of national crisis.
Edmund was killed at the battle of Edgehill, and is
reputed to have sworn that no man would take the standard that he bore without cutting his hand from his body. His severed hand still clutching the bloody standard was found on the battlefield (also haunted) when the fighting was over.
The house is also reputed to be haunted by phantom footsteps which emerge from the site of a priest hole.
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| Map ref: SP 71 25 |
| Directions: To the South of Middle Claydon, the house is owned by the National Trust. |
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| Penn |
A ghostly horseman is said to gallop through the lanes of Penn in the night shrieking with laughter, he disappears as fast as he appears.
The spirit is identified as that of an 18th century farm labourer.
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| Map ref: SU 91 93 |
| Directions: Penn lies to the East of High Wycombe on the B474. |
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