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.
427 books found
Cover unavailableEast Anglia Tales of Mystery & Murder
East Anglia Tales of Mystery & Murder brings together reported mysteries and notorious murders from across the region. Its subjects include the Egyptian Princess of Great Yarmouth, a story linked to the coast, and the…
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Cover unavailableEast Yorkshire Folk Tales
Ingrid Barton gathers legends from the East Yorkshire coast, the Wolds, Holderness and neighbouring stretches of the North Yorkshire shore. The collection ranges from animal lore and sea stories to accounts of saints, village oddities,…
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Cover unavailableEdwin Brough, Scalby Manor and the Hunt for Jack the Ripper
The bloodhound breeder Edwin Brough left North Yorkshire for Whitechapel in 1888 to assist the search for Jack the Ripper. Covell investigates Brough’s family, his home at Scalby Manor and the performance of his dogs…
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Cover unavailableEerie East Anglia: Fearful Tales of Field and Fen
Edward Parnell’s anthology gathers 17 short stories rooted in the landscapes of Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Dating from the 1900s to the 2010s, the collection brings together earlier ghost-story writers and contemporary practitioners, including…
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Elements of Epping Forest
The Elements of Epping Forest examines the woodland’s layered history through four organising themes: air, fire, earth and water. Penny Griffiths-Morgan considers its royal and medieval associations, highwaymen, wartime sites, prisons, murders and other tragedies,…
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Cover unavailableEngland's Witchcraft Trials
England’s Witchcraft Trials examines the history of witchcraft prosecutions in England through the records left by courts, parishes and local authorities. Willow Winsham uses trial transcripts alongside contemporary pamphlets, recognising that these published accounts could…
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Cover unavailableEnglish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Lisa Schneidau retells traditional folk tales from England’s coasts and seas, where human life meets the salt water and the unknown lies beneath the waves. The collection brings together stories shaped by the country’s maritime…
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Essex Folk Tales
Jan Williams gathers Essex tales of ghosts, dragons, witchcraft accusations and legendary figures, setting local tradition against the county’s long and turbulent history. Stories connected with Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking invaders sit alongside accounts of…
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Essex Folk Tales for Children
Essex Folk Tales for Children gathers stories connected with the county’s towns, villages, coast and estuaries. Jan Williams includes nursery rhymes associated with Colchester, then moves through tales of dragons at Wormingford and Great Bentley,…
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Essex Ghost Stories
Set across the historic county of Essex, this collection brings together tales linked to places, legends and episodes from the county’s past. Its subjects include restless Vikings haunting former sparring grounds, a Canvey Island countryman…
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Essex Ghost Tales
Robert Hallmann’s collection sets tales of hauntings and dark local history across the Essex landscape, blending historical material, reported apparitions and imagined events. Its stories range from long-dead Vikings stirred by an eclipse to a…
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Essex Ghosts
Essex Ghosts gathers reported apparitions, uncanny encounters and local supernatural traditions from the county’s towns, villages and rural landscapes. Its focus is firmly geographical, linking ghost stories to the places where they were told and…
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Essex Witches
Essex Witches examines witchcraft accusations and trials in the county between 1560 and 1680, when fear of sorcery shaped local communities and court proceedings. Peter C. Brown records that 317 women and 23 men were…
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Cover unavailableEven More Merseyside Tales!
Even More Merseyside Tales! gathers more than 50 short accounts from Liverpool and the towns and villages around Merseyside, ranging across local history, folklore and curious community traditions. Ken Pye’s subjects include the Crosby Hermit,…
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Explore Fairy Traditions
Explore Fairy Traditions examines fairy belief through legends, ballads and testimony from Britain and Ireland. Jeremy Harte considers changelings, brownies, household familiars, demon lovers, the fairy host and abduction into the Otherworld, tracing how these…
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Fairy Encounters in Medieval England: Landscape, Folklore and the Supernatural
Fairy Encounters in Medieval England examines accounts of encounters with fairies and other supernatural beings across eight centuries of medieval English testimony. Jeremy Harte draws on miracle collections, chronicles, saints’ lives and sermons, tracing reports…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Cornwall
Folklore of Cornwall surveys the stories, beliefs and customs associated with the county, linking them to its landscape and history. The subjects range from standing stones, sea-monsters and mermaids to accounts of ghosts, fairies, giants,…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Dorset
Folklore of Dorset surveys the county’s traditional customs, songs and beliefs, bringing together subjects from saints’ lore and smugglers to witchcraft, wise men and West Gallery Music. Its scope extends to hill figures, holy wells,…
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Folklore of Essex
Folklore of Essex gathers traditions, legends, dialect and stories associated with the county, considering how older customs shaped later ways of life. Sylvia Kent covers Essex’s reputation as a witch-hunting county alongside tales of dragons,…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Hampshire
Folklore of Hampshire records the county’s traditions, customs and legends, from seasonal observances and saints’ lore to beliefs about witches, ghosts and weather. Penny Legg brings together stories rooted in Hampshire communities, showing how customs…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Kent
Folklore of Kent examines the customs, beliefs, songs and legends shaped by the county’s distinctive geography and history. Surrounded by sea on three sides, Kent developed maritime communities whose traditions include fishing, trade, smuggling and…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Lincolnshire
Folklore of Lincolnshire examines the county’s traditional beliefs, customs, tales and rituals, placing them within the varied landscapes of fenland, hills and the Wolds. Its subjects include Lincolnshire dialect, superstitions, songs and traditional games, alongside…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Northamptonshire
Folklore of Northamptonshire examines the county’s traditional beliefs, stories, customs and events, showing how local responses to major episodes in English history helped shape its folklore. Peter Hill places ordinary people at the centre, alongside…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Northumbria
Folklore of Northumbria surveys the traditions attached to England’s north-eastern borderlands, drawing on printed accounts, manuscripts and oral material. Fran Doel considers how these stories and customs developed within the region’s historical, cultural, religious and…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Sussex
Jacqueline Simpson gathers the recorded legends, customs and beliefs of Sussex, linking folklore to the county’s woods, pools, burial mounds, churches, houses and monuments. The accounts include buried treasure, lost bells, giants, bogeymen, dragons, fairies,…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of the Cotswolds
June Lewis-Jones surveys the traditional beliefs and everyday customs associated with the Cotswolds, bringing together seasonal rituals, taboos, cures, remedies and local recipes. The book also considers regional dance, song and language, showing how folklore…
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Cover unavailableFolklore of Yorkshire
Kai Roberts explores Yorkshire’s folk traditions through their historical setting and the landscapes that helped shape them. Holy wells, buried treasure, boggarts, black dogs and fairy beliefs appear alongside the people who collected and retold…
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Cover unavailableFolktales of England
Folktales of England gathers wonder tales, legends, local traditions and humorous anecdotes from English storytelling. Edited by Katharine M. Briggs and Ruth L. Tongue, it places familiar narratives alongside lesser-known material rooted in regional tradition…
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Cover unavailableFrederick Bailey Deeming: Jack the Ripper or Something Worse?
Covell investigates the life and crimes of Frederick Bailey Deeming, whose activities brought him to Hull and whose murders attracted international attention in 1892. Drawing on records from several countries, the book examines fraud, family…
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Cover unavailableGhastly and Ghostly Devon
Ghastly and Ghostly Devon gathers reported ghost stories connected with places across Devon, presenting the county as a landscape of haunted locations and remembered apparitions. The booklet belongs to a series of regional titles by…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunter Walks in Dorset
Ghost Hunter Walks in Dorset gathers reported hauntings from across the county, linking ghost stories with towns, castles, fields, harbours and historic buildings. The accounts include two phantom men seen with a ghostly packhorse at…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunter Walks in Kent
Ghost Hunter Walks in Kent gathers reported hauntings and ghost stories connected with places across the county. Its subject is local rather than theoretical, linking accounts of apparitions and other alleged disturbances with Kent’s towns,…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunter: True-life Encounters from the North East
Darren W. Ritson records investigations carried out with his ghost-hunting team in North East England from 2003 onwards. Alongside case reports and the evidence the team believed it collected, he discusses competing ideas about ghosts…
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Cover unavailableGhost Hunting in the Black Country and Beyond
Drawing on more than twenty-five years of investigation, Andrew Homer recounts occasions when he experienced unusual events at reportedly haunted locations. Sites include Dudley Castle, the Ancient Ram Inn and Drakelow Tunnels. This companion to…
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Cover unavailableGhost Taverns of the North East
Darren W. Ritson and Michael J. Hallowell investigate haunted pubs and inns across North East England. Their tour runs from Pelaw to Alnwick, visiting establishments associated with figures such as Giggly Meg and the Sad…
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Cover unavailableGhosthunter Walks in Sussex
Ghosthunter Walks in Sussex combines walking routes with reports of ghosts, legends and unsettling traditions attached to places across the county. The routes lead through landscapes where local history and supernatural storytelling overlap, including Ardingly…
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Cover unavailableGhostly County Durham
More than twenty County Durham locations feature in this survey of reported hauntings, including castles, hotels, pubs and a former prisoner-of-war camp. Kirkup recounts traditions involving Finchdale Priory's club-footed monk, the Singing Lady of Cauldron…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Cumbria
Twenty Cumbrian locations provide the setting for this collection of reported hauntings, from castles and country houses to inns, Roman sites and stone circles. Stories include a phantom friar at Clappersgate, Mary Queen of Scots…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Northumberland
Kirkup brings together ghost accounts from twenty Northumberland locations, including castles, hotels and religious sites. The stories include a piano-playing apparition at Bamburgh Castle, Cresswell Tower's White Lady, a poltergeist at the Schooner Hotel and…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Shropshire: Car Trails
Ghostly Shropshire: Car Trails gathers reported hauntings and local ghost lore from across the county, arranging them around journeys by road. Christine Lawrie’s title presents Shropshire not simply as a landscape to cross, but as…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Tales & Hauntings of Northamptonshire
Ghostly Tales & Hauntings of Northamptonshire gathers ghostly and tragic stories from a county shaped by royal conflict, powerful families and a turbulent past. Its subject matter connects reported hauntings with historical figures and episodes,…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Tales of Brighton's Lanes
Ghostly Tales of Brighton’s Lanes gathers reported hauntings and dark local stories from Brighton’s oldest quarter, focusing on the narrow streets, buildings and taverns around the Lanes. The accounts are rooted in places where the…
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Cover unavailableGhostly Tyne and Wear
This regional ghost collection explores reports attached to Tyne and Wear's castles, pubs, theatres and other familiar buildings. Kirkup includes the phantom highwayman associated with the Blacksmith's Table in Washington and stories linking actor Sid…
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Cover unavailableGhosts & Legends of the Dorset Countryside
Edward Waring’s book gathers reports of ghosts and traditional legends linked to the Dorset countryside. Its focus is local rather than theoretical, placing supernatural stories within the rural county’s villages, roads, houses and wider landscape.…
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Cover unavailableGhosts and Legends of the Peak District
David Clarke’s collection gathers ghost stories, legends and traditional supernatural beliefs from the Peak District, with its moorland, valleys, caves and former mining communities providing the setting. The material belongs to local folklore rather than…
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Ghosts of Cannock Chase : Terrifying reports of paranormal activity from the UK’s most haunted town
Lee Brickley gathers reports of ghostly activity associated with Cannock Chase and its surrounding communities. The book follows local accounts of strange encounters in the Staffordshire woodland, including stories connected with its enduring paranormal reputation.
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Cover unavailableGhosts of East Anglia
Ghosts of East Anglia collects local ghost stories from across the eastern counties, bringing together reports attached to particular places and figures. Its contents include the Witch of Scrapfaggot Green, the Pickled Knight of Danbury…
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Cover unavailableGhosts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Ghosts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight presents an A–Z guide to reported hauntings across two southern English locations, ranging from Abbotts Ann near Andover to Wroxall near Ventnor. Its entries gather accounts of…
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