Explore books about ghosts, hauntings, folklore, witchcraft and paranormal history across England. From famous haunted cities to local legends and county traditions, this collection can be narrowed by region, county, town and subject.
128 books found
Cover unavailableHampshire and Isle of Wight Folk Tales
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Folk Tales gathers place-rooted stories from across the region, arranged geographically from the New Forest through Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester and northern Hampshire before reaching the Isle of Wight. The collection…
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Cover unavailableHampshire and Isle of Wight Ghost Tales
Michael O’Leary gathers ghost stories linked to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, drawing on both older folklore and more recent local traditions. The collection includes tales of headless horses riding through the night, an…
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Cover unavailableHampshire Folk Tales for Children
Michael O’Leary gathers ten folk tales rooted in Hampshire’s landscapes, from the Downs and New Forest to fields, farms, villages, towns and cities. The stories include the Apple Tree Man, the Burley Dragon, the Wherwell…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bath
Haunted Bath gathers reported ghost stories from one of England’s most historic cities, linking apparitions and strange incidents to recognisable local buildings. Among the accounts are a deceased barmaid said to remain at a pub,…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bedford
Haunted Bedford gathers reported ghost stories from within roughly six miles of the town centre, combining historical traditions with more recent accounts. William H. King considers the ghost said to be John Bunyan, the executed…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Berkshire
Haunted Berkshire gathers reported ghost sightings from across one of England’s oldest counties, presenting a varied cast of alleged apparitions and haunted locations. Roger Long’s subjects include the shades of kings, queens and dukes, along…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Berwick
Haunted Berwick gathers reported ghost stories and supernatural traditions from the historic Northumberland town. Darren W. Ritson takes in locations including Berwick Castle and the town walls, where accounts range from poltergeists and spectres to…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Birmingham
Haunted Birmingham gathers reported encounters with ghosts, spirits and apparitions associated with England’s second city. Arthur Smith and Rachel Bannister present these accounts as true-life stories, bringing together different kinds of alleged supernatural experience within…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bishop's Stortford
Haunted Bishop’s Stortford gathers reported ghostly encounters from the Hertfordshire market town and its historic streets, pubs and churchyards. Among the accounts is a spectral horse and carriage said to thunder along Church Street, alongside…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Black Country
Haunted Black Country gathers reported apparitions and eerie local stories from across the West Midlands region. Philip Solomon takes in places including Brierley Hill, Walsall, Netherton, Darlaston and Dudley, bringing together accounts linked to haunted…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Blackpool
Haunted Blackpool sets reported ghost stories against the changing history of Lancashire’s best-known seaside resort. Stephen Mercer traces Blackpool’s growth from a small coastal settlement, then turns to accounts linked with landmarks including Blackpool Tower,…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bodmin Moor
Haunted Bodmin Moor brings together reported apparitions, local legends and dark histories from Cornwall’s granite upland. Jason Higgs begins with the moor’s prehistoric monuments and settlements before turning to stories associated with Bodmin town, nearby…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bolton
Haunted Bolton gathers reported ghost stories and paranormal investigations from across Bolton and nearby Westhoughton. Among its cases is a room at the Blue Boar pub said to have been sealed for forty years, alongside…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Boston
Haunted Boston gathers reported hauntings from the historic Lincolnshire town, linking ghost stories to its medieval buildings, streets and local traditions. Among the accounts are ghostly friars said to linger where a thirteenth-century monastery once…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bradford
Andy Owens surveys the ghost stories and reported hauntings of Bradford and its surrounding district. Drawing together local accounts, the book connects unsettling experiences with the places where they are said to have occurred. It…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Brighton
Haunted Brighton gathers reported apparitions, legends and first- and second-hand accounts from the seaside city and its surrounding districts. Alan Murdie covers the Lanes, private homes, the Royal Pavilion, Theatre Royal, hotels, pubs and Preston…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bristol
Haunted Bristol gathers reported ghost stories and haunting traditions linked to the city and its past. Sue Le’Queux presents Bristol as a place where local history, buildings and remembered incidents have acquired supernatural associations, offering…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bromley
Haunted Bromley gathers reported ghost stories and other strange accounts from across the London borough, including phantom highwaymen, troublesome poltergeists, eerie creatures and allegedly haunted houses. Neil Arnold approaches these tales as local folklore, linking…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Bury St Edmunds
Haunted Bury St Edmunds gathers reported apparitions, eerie traditions and remembered incidents from the Suffolk town and its surrounding countryside. Alan Murdie examines stories connected with the former abbey, including sightings of Benedictine monks and…
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Haunted Cannock Chase : True ghost stories from the UK's spookiest location - Real paranormal activity in England
Lee Brickley gathers reported ghost encounters and other paranormal stories associated with Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, a landscape with a long reputation for unexplained activity.
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Cover unavailableHaunted Canterbury
Haunted Canterbury gathers ghost legends and reported supernatural incidents from one of England’s oldest cities. John Hippisley covers stories attached to Canterbury Cathedral, the Dark Entry and other historic locations, placing each account within the…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Carlisle
Haunted Carlisle gathers reported apparitions, eyewitness testimony and local ghost lore from the city and its surrounding countryside. Darren W. Ritson includes the headless spectre associated with Carlisle railway station, the ‘Radiant Boy’ or phantom…
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Haunted Chelmsford
Haunted Chelmsford sets reported apparitions and strange encounters against the town’s long and often troubling history. Jason Day begins with Chelmsford’s ancient and Roman past, then considers darker episodes including the execution of Peasants’ Revolt…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Chester
Haunted Chester gathers reported encounters with spirits, spectres and poltergeists from one of England’s oldest cities. David Brandon traces these stories through Chester’s streets, alehouses, cemeteries and ancient city walls, drawing on both historical and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Churches of England
Haunted Churches of England: Ghosts Ancient and Modern gathers reports attached to English churches, churchyards and other ecclesiastical sites. Graham J. McEwan considers accounts of phantom music, unexplained bells, chanting and apparitions, placing older traditions…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Coventry
Haunted Coventry gathers reported ghost stories and local folklore from Coventry and the surrounding district, linking supernatural traditions with the city’s history and landmarks. David McGrory includes accounts associated with Gibbet Hill, a former execution…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Darlington
Haunted Darlington gathers reported apparitions, ghost stories and uncanny traditions from the town and its surrounding communities. Robert Woodhouse places each account against the area’s history, considering the stories behind the incidents as well as…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Dartmoor
Haunted Dartmoor gathers reported apparitions, legends and investigation accounts from across Devon’s best-known moorland. Kevin Hynes covers sightings of a large black hound at Hound Tor, a phantom procession near Buckfast Abbey, medieval horsemen and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Dartmoor: A Ghost Hunter's Guide
Haunted Dartmoor: A Ghost Hunter's Guide gathers reported legends and haunting traditions from across Devon's moorland landscape. Rather than treating Dartmoor as a single haunted setting, it separates the material into individual locations, giving each…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Derbyshire
Haunted Derbyshire gathers historical and contemporary accounts of reported spirits, spectres and poltergeists from across the county. Jill Armitage includes stories associated with the Mad Monk of North Wingfield, the crying angel of Etwall and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Derbyshire and the Peak District
Wayne Anthony’s Haunted Derbyshire and the Peak District gathers reported apparitions, haunted buildings and local legends from across the county and its upland landscapes. The book ranges from historic houses and castles to mines, bridges,…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Devon
Haunted Devon gathers reported ghost stories from across the county, bringing together accounts of apparitions, manifestations, phantoms and spirits. Ian Addicoat draws on historical, scientific and contemporary sources to present both familiar local tales and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Dorset
Chris Ellis and Andy Owens turn their attention to Dorset’s haunted places in this regional collection of ghost accounts. Published in 2004, the short illustrated volume explores the county through its supernatural associations. It brings…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Durham
Haunted Durham gathers reported ghost stories from the city and surrounding area, bringing together accounts linked to Durham Castle, Jimmy Allen’s public house and North Bailey. The stories include poltergeists, hooded apparitions, headless horses, phantoms…
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Cover unavailableHaunted East Yorkshire
Travelling through East Yorkshire’s towns and villages, Mike Covell examines ghost stories preserved by local people and searches the archives for their origins. The book connects reported hauntings with the histories of the places involved.…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Enfield
Haunted Enfield gathers reported ghost stories, local legends and documentary evidence from across the London Borough of Enfield. Jason Hollis looks beyond the area’s most famous case to examine a wider collection of places and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Enfield
Jay Hollis surveys the ghosts, legends and supernatural traditions of the London Borough of Enfield. The book brings together local hauntings and documented stories from across the borough, including a district forever associated with one…
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Cover unavailableHaunted England: A Survey of English Ghost-Lore
Haunted England: A Survey of English Ghost-Lore surveys reported apparitions, haunted places and traditional beliefs associated with England. Christina Hole treats English ghost-lore as a subject shaped by local custom, inherited story and the cultural…
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Haunted Essex
Haunted Essex gathers reported apparitions, manifestations and first-hand encounters from across the county, using historical and contemporary sources. Carmel King brings together familiar legends and lesser-known local accounts, treating Essex’s haunted heritage as a mixture…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Farnham
Haunted Farnham surveys reported ghost stories and paranormal incidents associated with the Surrey town, beginning with Farnham Castle and its long historical importance. Peter Underwood also considers the parish church, Waverley Abbey, manor houses and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Gloucester
Haunted Gloucester gathers reported apparitions, ghost stories and eerie happenings linked to the city and its historic surroundings. Eileen Fry and Rosemary Harvey include accounts from Gloucester’s old docks, the twelfth-century cathedral, churches, public houses…
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Haunted Gloucestershire gathers reported apparitions and traditional haunting accounts from across the county, arranging them by recurring themes rather than by a single location. Rupert Matthews includes ghosts said to carry messages, phantom monks and…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Halifax and District
Kai Roberts gathers the ghostlore of Halifax and the surrounding South Pennines, moving between chapels, mills, taverns and moorland. Boggarts and more recent poltergeist reports sit beside spectral figures and legends of a headless coachman.…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Hampshire
Haunted Hampshire gathers almost 100 reported ghostly encounters from across the county, arranging them as a geographical tour through the New Forest, Winchester, Southampton, the Downs, the Test Valley and the hills around Overton. The…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Happenings in Devon
Haunted Happenings in Devon gathers reported ghost and spirit accounts connected with places across Devon. Judy Chard’s short regional study treats these stories as part of the county’s local supernatural lore, linking apparitions and haunting…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Harbour: The Looe Ghost Guide
Haunted Harbour: The Looe Ghost Guide gathers reported hauntings, local legends, witchcraft traditions and historical oddities from Cornwall’s harbour town and its surrounding landscape. Jonathan Boakes leads the account through the medieval streets of East…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Hartlepool and East Durham
Haunted Hartlepool and East Durham gathers reported ghost stories from Hartlepool, the former East Durham mining communities and their surrounding landscape. Historical apparitions sit alongside more recent accounts linked to houses, clubs, schools, roads, ships…
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Cover unavailableHaunted Hereford
Haunted Hereford gathers reported ghost stories from the city and surrounding countryside, setting them against the area’s turbulent border history. Hereford’s position between England and Wales provides the historical background for accounts of spectral appearances…
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