The Haunted Landscape: Folklore, Ghosts and Legends of Wiltshire

Katy Jordan’s study brings together Wiltshire folklore, ghost reports and legends attached to the county’s landscape. Its subject matter includes local traditions, remembered supernatural encounters and stories whose meanings have shifted over time.

Among the places associated with the book is Sally in the Wood near Monkton Farleigh, reputedly an eerie spot where, according to local tradition, no birds sing. The wider account sets such tales alongside the county’s long history of place-lore, showing how named woods, roads and other sites gather layers of story. Ghosts and other uncanny claims are presented as part of Wiltshire’s cultural history, rather than as established fact, making the book a useful record of regional belief and legend.