All Saint’s Parish Church, Swanton Morley
The 14th century All Saints’ Church, has a peculiar pieced of local folklore or tradition attached to it. ‘At All Saints church in Swanton Morley, it’s said that Satan can be summoned if you...
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A47 Acle Straight
The A47 Acle Straight is a nine mile stretch of road which was opened in 1831 over marshland, which appears to have a reputation of being haunted. The following article by Stacia Briggs and...
Breydon Water
The following article by Stacia Briggs and Siofra Connor entitled ‘Have you seen a whistling ghost off the Acle Straight?’, was published in the Eastern Daily Express (26 May 2022) and describes a strange...
Ferry of Carnoët
‘About a league below Quimperle is the ferry of Carnoet. Some portions of the old chateau of Carnoet still remain, and tradition says that this building was one of the many residences of the...
Mer-Chicken of Portland (1457)
The year is 1457. ‘In the month of November, in the Ile of Portland not farre from the towne of Weimouth, was seene a cocke coming out of the sea, hauing a great crest...
The Chichester Inn, Chichester
The Chichester Inn, (formerly known as the Castle Inn) has a reputation for being haunted by a Roman solider. The following account of the haunting by Joe Stack was published in the Sussex Express...
Slinfold Bell
There is a story associated with St Peter’s Church, Slinfold which concerns the common folklore motif of a new bell being lost in transport. The bell in question is thought to have been enroute...
St Pancras, Arlington
There is a thought to be a bell legend associated with Arlington parish Church, where the bell has been lost in a deep pool somewhere in the Cuckmere River. As with the Slinfold Bell...
St. Leonards Forest Dragon (1614)
A pamphlet was printed in 1614 warning of a serpent in St. Leonards Forest. The text can be found below: True and Wonderful A Discourse relating a strange and monstrous Serpent (or Dragon) lately...
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