Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England
The Burgage and Royal Oak
The Priory
The Priory is a grade II listed building and is haunted by the Black Abbot. He also frequents the High Street.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and Haunted Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.
St. Mary’s Church
The most infamous ghost in Prestbury - the Black Abbot - is regularly seen in the church and churchyard. The Black Abbot's ghostly wanderings traditionally occur on three church festivals - Christmas, Easter and All Saints' Day.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe; Britain's Haunted Heritage by J.A. Brooks and Haunted Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.
Idsall House
A man working in the basement was pushed from behind by an unseen presence.
The Burgage Area
Several ghostly horsemen have been heard and seen in Shaw Green Lane and the Burgage – one reportedly a medieval rider heading to Edward IV’s camp at Tewkesbury during the War of the Roses who was killed by an archer, a Cavalier bearing news of the Battle of Worcester, and another being a knight in armour.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe; Britain's Haunted Heritage by J.A. Brooks and Haunted Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.
Mill Street / Mill Lane
During road works a skeleton was found with an arrow between the ribs. Witnesses have seen strange figures drifting in and around these roads, and are thought to be a legless man, a lady in white, an old lady gathering wood and the sounds of marching men!
For further information, please read Britain's Haunted Heritage by J.A. Brooks.
Prestbury House Hotel
The ghost of a young girl has been seen in the garden of the Prestbury House Hotel, which is also said to be haunted by the sound of horses hooves belonging to the rider who was killed during the Civil War by a rope across the road that severed his head!
For further information, please read Britain's Haunted Heritage by J.A. Brooks.
Sundial Cottage
The apparition of a girl playing a spinet has been reported in the garden of Sundial Cottage.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
Cleve Corner
Two very different ghosts are said to frequent the area of Cleve Corner. The first is the spirit of “Old Moses” who once resided (in life) at Walnut Cottage. The second is the rather unpleasant “Phantom Strangler”!
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and Britain's Haunted Heritage by J.A. Brooks.
The Shepherd and his Sheep
The apparition of a shepherd accompanied by his phantom flock of sheep has been reported, although the location is being ascertained.
For further information, please read Britain's Haunted Heritage by J.A. Brooks.
Location
Visitor Information
Hanham is a village on the eastern outskirts of Bristol, England, located in South Gloucestershire.
It is situated on the A431 between Bristol, Bath and Keynsham.
Pictured left is a view of The Burgage and Royal Oak, Prestbury courtesy of Terry Jacombs. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
