Black Heddon, Northumberland, England
Entrance to Black Heddon
Silky
The legend of Silky is well-known in these parts. She is reputed to be a woman in a silk dress that has been sighted walking amongst the trees in parts of the village. On some occassions her ghost supposedly stopped travellers and demanded a lift, whereas others claimed she jumped on the back of their horses.
Unconfirmed
For more information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Black Heddon is a village in Northumberland, England.
It is situated to the northwest of Newcastle, between Stamfordham and Belsay.
Pictured left is the entrance to Black Heddon courtesy of Alex McGregor. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
