Haunted Locations UK
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Croxden Abbey: Shadows Among the Ruins
The Founding of Croxden Abbey. Croxden Abbey was founded in 1176 by Bertram III de Verdun, who granted land to a group of Cistercian monks from Aunay-sur-Odon in Normandy. The site was chosen for its water and fertile land to support farming, but it was far enough away from the busy town and trade routes.
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Witley Court’s Golden Years and Lingering Shadows
Witley Court has always held a strange magic for me. I visited often as a child,it was just a short drive from where we lived in Worcestershire. Even then, it felt different: grand, haunting, and oddly comforting. The kind of place where time doesn’t pass quite the same. Back then, you could access the grounds
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Hardwick: Ghosts,and the Woman Who Built It All
Derbyshire holds many secrets, but few places speak as clearly across the centuries as Hardwick. Tucked in the rolling countryside near Chesterfield, two halls sit side by side, one in ruin, the other a glittering statement of Elizabethan ambition. Both were the work of one formidable woman: Elizabeth Talbot, better known to history as Bess