Sergeant_Pluck Great Old One Joined: 10 Apr 2012 Total posts: 504 Location: The Hague, Netherlands. Age: 40 Gender: Male |
Posted: 12-12-2012 13:18 Post subject: Northamptonshire. |
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Warwickshire, pish posh! I reckon Northamptonshire has a great claim for being one of the most haunted counties in England.
When I arrived from Africa in about 1990, I ended up in a small village in Northamptonshire, just around the corner from Naseby (as in Battle of Naseby).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Naseby
It was quite commonly accepted that there was a hge amount of ghostly activity around the old battlefield site (whihc has now, unfortunately, had the A14 dual carriageway built right through it). I know people who swear blind that they have heard noises from the battle and seen countless ghostly Roundhead/Cavalier soldiers mooching about.
Furthermore, there's also a local legend of witchcraft, which is more folklore than Fortean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilsborough#The_Guilsborough_Witches
and just outside this village, there is a crossroads where was once erected a gibbet, and people have reported strange sightings of ghosts on that site.
Here's a link to a short list of other haunted places in the county.
http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/hotspots/northampton.php |
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