Grayrigg, Cumbria, England
The road past Grayrigg Hall
Grayrigg Hall
There is an interesting story concerning a curse set on the building. In the 17th century, a Magistrate named Duckett owned the Hall. At some point during his duties, Duckett imprisoned a Quaker by the name of Howgill in Appleby Jail.
Howgill stated his curse: “His name will rot out of the earth, and his dwelling become derelict and a habitation of owls and jackdaws.” Afterwards, the Duckett children died childless and penniless. However, over 200 years later, the Hall is now a flourishing farmhouse.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England.
It lies on undulated and partly mountainous land, 4.9 miles north east of Kendal, on the north side of the West Coast Main Line, and west side of the M6 motorway.
Pictured left is the road past Grayrigg Hall courtesy of Karl and Ali. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
