The Paranormal Database

Suffolk Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana

Talking Shuck

Location: Woolpit - Road approaching the village
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: The shuck in this yarn caught a man and spoke, informing the unfortunate gentleman that he would be dead within a week. Not surprisingly, he died the following night.

Lady's Well

Location: Woolpit - Spring in meadow near the church, currently a nature reserve
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: A spring on this site was said to heal sore eyes.

Motorcyclist

Location: Worlingworth - Roads in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s, November, early hours of the morning
Further Comments: While driving to work, one witness reported seeing in his rear view mirror a motorcycle which disappeared. Others have also seen the phantom motorbike.

Field Worker

Location: Worlingworth - Unidentified field
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: September 2018
Further Comments: A woman walking her dogs spotted a farmer dressed in old fashioned clothing turning hay with a pitchfork. Thinking the farmer looked out of place, the witness looked back, only to discover that the farmer had vanished.

Fawn Coloured Cat

Location: Wrentham - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: April 1997 onwards
Further Comments: The Big Cats of Suffolk website reported multiple sightings of large cats in this area. In 1997, a wave of sightings were reported of a lynx or cougar, and patrols were established to try to capture the creature. Sightings have sporadically continued, and in 2015 police reported a panther on the loose.

Henrietta Nelson

Location: Yaxley - Yaxley Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century?
Further Comments: Not liked by fellow members of her family, Henrietta extracted her revenge by requesting to be buried in a special mausoleum which ruined the view from the hall. Several generations later, her chamber was knocked down, which resulted in her ghost returning. Instead of attaching itself to the building however, it took a liking to her portrait, and when the painting was sold, the shade followed the picture. In 2005, 100 years after it was removed, the picture was returned to the hall.