(Knackersnowle = now Crownhill) The Knackersnowle Ghost. A ghost there is at Knackersknowle, / Which frightens nearly every soul, / Who, in that very village, / Live by labour, toil, and tillage. It has seldom
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Newhaven, Edinburgh (1837)
Mysterious Case. There is at present a case in progress in the Sheriff Court of Edinburgh, the circumstances of which are as unaccountable as they are of rare occurrence. A military gentleman and his family
Continue ReadingLittle Marland, Petrockstowe, Devon (1830s?)
Black Torrington. One of the most remarkable stories the writer ever heard of related to a farm-house in Little Marland, Petrockstowe. Many persons now alive can remember the event, as it took place between 40
Continue ReadingLudgvan, Cornwall (1830)
The Ludgvan Ghost. We last week noticed some strange vagaries lately played by a supposed invisible agent, at Ludgvan, near Penzance, by which the whole neighbourhood was kept in a state of alarm, and the
Continue ReadingLatheronwheel, Highlands (1838)
A Latheron Ghost. The scene of action has changed amongst the ghosts, and with a “Hey Presto, and be gone,” all the hobgoblins which have been turning the minds of our citizens topsy-turvy have taken
Continue ReadingNew Romney, Kent (1835)
Mysterious Knocking!! At the dwelling house of a poor widow woman by the name of Newbery, residing at New Romney, the inmates have been alarmed by an invisible knocking at different parts of a room
Continue ReadingRouen, France (1837)
Exorcising a Ghost. The following curious tale is from the Journal de Rouen of the 29th ult.: – “A quiet couple, named Lemoine, living in this neighbourhood, where they carried on the trade of basket-makers,
Continue ReadingNew Radnor, Powys (1833)
Haunted Cottage. A poor woman, inhabiting a cottage near New Radnor, about a year ago persuaded her husband to emigrate with the whole family to America. Shortly after her arrival the poor woman was seized
Continue ReadingLittle Tew, Deddington, Oxfordshire (1838)
The Little Tew Ghost; or Another Cock Lane Story. Under this head, appeared the following letter in the Oxford Herald of Saturday last, which we recommend to those skilled in the science of Demonology:- After
Continue ReadingDover, Kent (1839)
A Haunted House at Dover (From the Greenwich Gazette of Saturday) It will be in the recollection of many of our readers that a few years ago the greatest possible excitement was occasioned in Greenwich
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