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Notinghamshire Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana

Dancing Lights

Location: Worksop (Nottinghamshire) - Scratta Wood
Type: Other
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The woodland is said to be home to dancing blue lights that emerge once the sun has set - it is not clear what these lights are locally thought to be.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2008-05-27   Last updated: 2008-05-27   ID: #8648

Hot Coal Thrower

Location: Worksop (Nottinghamshire) - Unknown house, was in an area of land called New Building Ground
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1883
Further Comments: This poltergeist littered the floor with hot coals and threw kitchen items around - the events appeared to centre themselves on a teenage girl called Eliza Rose.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2003-01-23   Last updated: 2003-01-23   ID: #3705

Blue Lady

Location: Worksop (Nottinghamshire) - Worksop Priory - church tower
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown (but recurring between 01:00h - 04:00h)
Further Comments: This entity is said to jump around on the roof of the building, before fading away. Some say that this figure is not a woman but a man. The blue woman has also been observed drifting around the grounds of the priory.

Source: Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2004-01-28   Last updated: 2004-01-28   ID: #4981

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