{"id":120021,"date":"2023-10-17T22:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120021"},"modified":"2023-10-17T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:39:09","slug":"britains-creepiest-villages-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/travel\/britains-creepiest-villages-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain's CREEPIEST villages revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
With Halloween\u00a0swiftly approaching, Brits will start getting into the spooky spirit, decorating their houses and planning costume ideas.<\/p>\n
Over one in three 18-54-year-olds in the UK believe in paranormal activity such as ghosts, ghouls and spirits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, if you’re after a real fright, why not take a trip to one of the UK’s creepiest and most haunted villages?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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From a church said to have ‘opened it’s doors to hell’ to corpses allegedly rising from their graves, Britain is home to many places with a reputation for paranormal sightings and even Satan worship.<\/p>\n
Stress Free Car Rental\u00a0has rounded up the eight most paranormal places you can take a road trip to this October, if you dare.<\/p>\n
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At the top of the list, Pluckley is the UK’s most haunted village, with a reputation of being home to at least twelve ghosts – some people even claim there are more<\/p>\n
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The list includes the ghost of a Gypsy woman who drowned in a stream, the hanging body of a schoolmaster and a lady who haunts the churchyard of St Nicholas’<\/p>\n
At the top of the list, Pluckley is the UK’s most haunted village, with a reputation of being home to at least twelve ghosts – some people even claim there are more.<\/p>\n
The list includes the ghost of a Gypsy woman who drowned in a stream, the hanging body of a schoolmaster and a lady who haunts the churchyard of St Nicholas’.<\/p>\n
Pluckley’s website states that a phantom coach and horses has been seen in several locations around the village.<\/p>\n
Other frightening inhabitants are a man smothered by a wall of clay who drowned at the brickworks and the Lady of Rose Court, who is said to have poisoned herself in despair over a love triangle.<\/p>\n
While you’re there, you can visit Dering Woods, also known as the Screaming Woods, reputed to be Britain’s most haunted – allegedly you can hear the screams of all the people who got lost and died there.<\/p>\n
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Bedfordshire’s Clophill is notorious for it’s alleged hauntings and folklore<\/p>\n
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The village is home to the 14th-century Church of St Mary\u2019s which was built facing the wrong direction, leaving many to believe that the church opened its doors to Hell<\/p>\n
Bedfordshire’s Clophill is notorious for it’s alleged hauntings and folklore.<\/p>\n
The village is home to the 14th-century Church of St Mary\u2019s which was built facing the wrong direction, leaving many to believe that the church opened its doors to Hell.<\/p>\n
After being abandoned in the 1840s, it was untouched for around 170 years and became a ruin and a hot spot for vandalism.<\/p>\n
Supposedly, it also became a spot for black magic and satanic rituals to be performed, according to paranormal investigators, which made the building haunted.<\/p>\n
Others speculate it is because it was built on top of an ancient leaper colony where those infected, as well as those suffering from the plague, were left to die.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There have been multiple instances of the graveyards being attacked and desecrated in rumoured dark mass, meaning the location is a favourite for paranormal investigators.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village in North Yorkshire, believed to have been abandoned since the 16th century<\/p>\n
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Ancient human bones excavated from the village show the people were burnt, mutilated, and dismembered – knife marks were also found on 137 bones<\/p>\n
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village in North Yorkshire, believed to have been abandoned since the 16th century.<\/p>\n
Ancient human bones excavated from the village show the people were burnt, mutilated, and dismembered – knife marks were also found on 137 bones.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Experts believe this is evidence of the villagers trying to stop corpses from rising from their graves and assaulting the living.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reserach conducted by Historic England and Southampton University claimed it was the first evidence of ancient practices to stop ‘corpses rising from their graves, spreading disease and assaulting the living’.<\/p>\n
Some ghost enthusiasts believe zombies or vampires could have once a threat in the bustling Wharram Percy settlement.<\/p>\n
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The village in Lancashire is home to Samlesbury Hall, a haunted and historic house known as one of the most haunted locations in Britain<\/p>\n
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It has a ghostly reputation notorious amongst paranormal enthusiasts – according to it’s website, a slap to the back of the head, uncomfortable feelings by wedding guests and a shadow passing have all been reported<\/p>\n
The village in Lancashire is home to Samlesbury Hall, a haunted and historic house known as one of the most haunted locations in Britain.<\/p>\n
It has a ghostly reputation notorious amongst paranormal enthusiasts – according to it’s website, a slap to the back of the head, uncomfortable feelings by wedding guests and a shadow passing have all been reported.<\/p>\n
The most famous resident spirit is the legendary White Lady, Dorothy Southworth who died of a broken heart and has since been seen on many occasions within the Hall and grounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A murdered and decapitated priest and witch trials are also part of the Hall’s terrifying history.<\/p>\n
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Scottish villiage Roslin is home to the 500-year-old Rosslyn Chapel which is said to be haunted by several spirits<\/p>\n
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There are rumours that the chapel\u2019s original crypt, which has been sealed off for years, is home to the Holy Grail, and the mummified head of Jesus Christ<\/p>\n
Scottish villiage Roslin is home to the 500-year-old Rosslyn Chapel which is said to be haunted by several spirits.<\/p>\n
There are rumours that the chapel\u2019s original crypt, which has been sealed off for years, is home to the Holy Grail, and the mummified head of Jesus Christ.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aside from supposedly storing the head of the Son of God, there are stories of many spirits lurking in and around the chapel including a knight riding on horseback and a mysterious lady in white.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some say that as you approach the crypt you can feel a chill wind, even on a warm summers day.<\/p>\n
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Next up on the chilling list is the village of Lawers in Scotland, which is also abandoned<\/p>\n
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A 17th-century seer known as the Lady of Lawers supposedly still lurks among the ruins, where she was buried<\/p>\n
Next up on the chilling list is the village of Lawers in Scotland, which is also abandoned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, a 17th-century seer known as the Lady of Lawers supposedly still lurks among the ruins, where she was buried.<\/p>\n
She is said to have made many supernatural predictions, including ominously forecasting multiple deaths, which would later become true.<\/p>\n
One was\u00a0that the village church would collapse when a nearby ash tree reached the height of its spire.<\/p>\n
When this happened, the church was badly damaged by a thunderstorm and was never used again.<\/p>\n
The Lady of Lawers also appeared to predict the coming of the railways by saying that what she called ‘fire-coaches’ would cross the Pass of Drumochter – as trains do today.<\/p>\n
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Tintern village in Wye Valley is home to the old church of St Mary\u2019s where early monks used to live<\/p>\n
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That’s until a fire swept through it causing it to become derelict – to this day, it is still said to be haunted by ghostly monks<\/p>\n
Tintern village in Wye Valley is home to the old church of St Mary\u2019s where early monks used to live.<\/p>\n
That’s until a fire swept through it causing it to become derelict – to this day, it is still said to be haunted by ghostly monks.<\/p>\n
Shadowy figures have frequently been spotted in the churchyard and there has been evidence of satanic rituals in the church ruins.<\/p>\n
In 2021, mystery medieval tunnels near the 12th century abbey were accidentally uncovered by workmen moving an electricity pole.<\/p>\n
The site has been famously visited by poets such as Thomas Grey, William Wordsworth, and Allen Ginsberg and painters Gainsborough, Girtin and Tuner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Northern Ireland’s Ballygally lies on the Antrim coast and is home to the ghostly Ballygally Castle<\/p>\n
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It’s spooky residents include Lady Isabella Shaw who has supposedly been haunting the castle grounds for over 400 years<\/p>\n
Northern Ireland’s Ballygally lies on the Antrim coast and is home to the ghostly Ballygally Castle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s spooky residents include Lady Isabella Shaw who has supposedly been haunting the castle grounds for over 400 years.<\/p>\n
The castle is now part of the Hastings Hotel group – their website warns guests of Lady Shaw: ‘After giving birth to a daughter, she fell out of favour with her husband Lord James Shaw.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He took the baby from her and locked her in a small room at the top with a turret.<\/p>\n
‘Starving and tormented by her baby\u2019s cries, Isabella tried to escape through a window but fell to her death on the rocks below.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Apparently she still wanders the hotel corridors at night knocking on doors, perhaps still searching for her little girl.’<\/p>\n