An entire village located an hour away from one of the world’s most modern and largest cities is said to be haunted. Pluckley is an ordinary village near London. It seems like any other quiet village, but if you dig a little deeper into its history, you find horrifying stories of murder, ghosts and goblins. It is famous for being one of the most haunted places in Britain, named by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989.
Pluckley has a long history of brutal and ruthless murders. Ghosts have been seen wandering around the town and there are stories about their whereabouts. Many of the spirits said to haunt the town are linked to the Dering family, who were lords of the manor between the 15th century and World War I.
St. Nicholas Church is particularly notorious for some ghosts. (Symbolic picture: Canva)
The first place haunted by the ghosts of the Dering family is the Church of St. Nicholas, where people have reported seeing strange lights and hearing knocking sounds from beneath the floor of the chapel, where many of the family are buried. Another ghost associated with this family is attributed to a woman who lived in Rose Court.
The story goes that Rose Court was built by a member of the family to house his mistress, an unfortunate lady. She fell in love with a monk who lived nearby. She was unable to get over the heartbreak of the love triangle and drank poison. When her body was found, she was still looking towards the greystones. Now, it is said that Rose Court has an eerie atmosphere, with moans and groans often heard throughout the night.
Not only does her ghost haunt the village, the ghost of the monk she loved is also said to haunt Greystones after dying of a broken heart. He is seen many times. There are many such stories. It is said that visitors to the forest are terrified by a sudden, shrill scream that comes from within the forest. It is so loud that birds fly out of the trees.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 21, 2024, 13:03 IST