Index of Haunting's
Headless ghost of St Osyths Priory
Ghostly Nuns of Usk Priory
Talacre Abbey haunting's
The Black Lady of Tamworth Castle
Abbey House haunting - Cambridge
Nun's Corner - Grimsby
Langston Priory
Whitby Abbey
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Headless ghost of St Osyths Priory
The Priory dates from the 12th century - it's namesake was an East Anglian Queen, who was beheaded by Danish invaders, in nearby “Nuns Wood”. Legend has it, that when St Osyths refused to renounce her faith she was executed, and once her head was chopped off her executioners were horrified to see her pick up her own head and walk to the church. Her ghost can be seen on the anniversary of her beheading repeating this walk holding her severed head.

Ghostly Nuns of Usk Priory
In 1970 a woman visiting Monmouthshire's Usk Priory, one winter saw five ghostly nuns walking from the far end of the house, by the library, towards the church. The original convent at Usk was for five nuns of the Benedictine order. At the suppression of the monasteries the five nuns were pensioned off, having given their allegiance to the king, thereby saving their lives and the probable destruction of the priory.

Talacre Abbey haunting's
In 1997 a group of a paranormal investigations heard unearthly voices coming from outside the chapel, and dark shadows were seen going past one of the doors of the chapel. Five minutes after the group had experienced these strange happenings, the chapel door began to swing backwards and forwards by itself and candles then began to go out one by one.

The Black Lady of Tamworth Castle
A 9th century ghost of a nun called Editha is said to haunt Tamworth Castle. Robert de Marmion had expelled the nuns from a local convent and the resulting angry prayers of these nuns are said to have summoned Editha from her grave. In 1139 Marmion was attacked by the ghost of Editha, who prophesied that unless the nuns were restored to Polesworth, the Baron would meet an untimely death.

Abbey House haunting - Cambridge
The ghost of a nun haunts this sixteenth century house in Cambridge. Abbey House was built on the site of Barnwell Priory, which was established in 1112. Phenomena such as loud banging on bedroom doors, footsteps on the staircase and an apparition rattling chains around the room have been reported. Also seen in the house is a ghostly nun who appears 3 or 4 times a month in the spring. Walking into bedrooms and standing at the end of beds then disappearing into the curtains.

Nun's Corner - Grimsby
Robin Furman was met by the presence of a ghost nun at his old house in Grimsby, known locally as Nun's Corner.

"I reached the top of the stairs and there she was: a tall nun. I could see her quite clearly and she looked completely real. It was only when I saw her face that I realized she wasn't real ... because she hadn't got one. In its place was a glowing light. I was absolutely amazed, of course. She was wearing an old-fashioned head-dress, whereas modern nuns have flat head-dresses. Then she drifted away and was gone. It all happened so quickly that I didn't have time to be scared."

Langston Priory
in the 1960's a ghost used to appear frequently in the form of a white shape and looking very much like a nun in head-dress. Room 1 was the main area of activity for this enterty, which would politely cough to announce its presence, then proceed to shuffle its feet.