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Haunted places in England

Uncanny Atlas has 12 entries on places in England where hauntings are reported, including Borley Rectory, The Tower of London ghosts and Anne Boleyn's ghost, and 9 more. Each says how well its claim stands (7 disputed, 4 claimed sighting, 1 folklore) and links to the sources it is told from.

12 entries
Disputed
Borley Rectory
An English rectory that Harry Price promoted as the most haunted house in England, whose case three SPR members attacked in a 1956 report and Robert Hastings re-examined in 1969.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 3 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Tower of London ghosts
Ghost reports from the Tower of London, centred on the Jewel House, where the Keeper of the Crown Jewels described an apparition in 1817 and a sentry is said to have died after seeing a bear-like figure.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 3 of 7
Folklore
Anne Boleyn's ghost
The ghost of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, beheaded in the Tower of London in 1536, is reported at the Tower and at Hever Castle, Blickling Hall, Salle Church and Marwell Hall.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 3 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
A ghost said to walk Raynham Hall in Norfolk, known from 19th-century sightings and from a 1936 Country Life photograph of a veiled figure on the stairs.
Something SeenObscurity 2 of 7
Disputed
The Enfield poltergeist
A run of knocks, slammed doors and thrown objects reported at a family home in Enfield, north London, from 1977, and argued over ever since.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 1 of 7
Disputed
Old Jeffrey, the Epworth Rectory spirit
A spirit the Wesleys called Old Jeffrey disturbed Samuel Wesley's rectory at Epworth, mostly in December 1716 and the spring of 1717.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 1 of 7
Disputed
Mr. Procter's house at Willington Mill
At Joseph Procter's house by Willington Mill, glasses rose off the table with no visible cause, and a Dr. Drury who sat up there fainted at the sight of a female apparition.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 2 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Hellfire Caves
Chalk tunnels at West Wycombe that Sir Francis Dashwood had dug, which tradition links to the Hell Fire Club. A local legend says a ghost called Sukie haunts them.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 4 of 7
Disputed
The Syderstone Parsonage knockings
Knocking in the dead of night at Syderstone Parsonage, home of the Rev. Mr. Stewart, grew so violent over six weeks that one servant left in terror.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 4 of 7
Disputed
The Wem farm disturbances
At the Woods, a farm near Wem in Shropshire, in November 1883, a pan of eggs leapt off the fire, crockery smashed and clothes caught fire.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 3 of 7
Disputed
The Wem Town Hall fire photograph
A photograph of Wem Town Hall burning on 19 November 1995 appears to show a girl in the doorway.
Something Left BehindObscurity 7 of 7
Claimed sighting
The radiant boy by the bedside
Fearing something had caught fire, a witness in bed looked out and saw a golden-haired boy in white standing beside the bed.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 3 of 7