Willington, Tyne and Wear, England
A view of Willington Gut
Willington Mill
Willington Mill is regarded as the scene of one of the most infamous hauntings of the 19th Century.
The building is reputedly haunted by a number of apparitions, including: a Grey Lady; a Lady in Lavender; the disturbing spectre of a woman with empty eye sockets; a cat; rabbit - and a phantom sheep!
A comprehensive account of the haunting can be found in The Haunting of Willington Mill: The Truth Behind England's Most Enigmatic Ghost Story by Michael J Hallowell and Darren W Ritson.
Pictured left is Willington Mill courtesy of Peter McDermott.
Co-ordinates: 54°59'08.7"N 1°31'07.0"W (approximate).
For more information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and The Haunting of Willington Mill: The Truth Behind England's Most Enigmatic Ghost Story by Michael J Hallowell and Darren W Ritson.
Willington to North Shields Road
According to Coxe, the road from Willington to North Shields is haunted by a woman who committed suicide.
Sadly, Coxe does not state which road it is.
Unconfirmed
For more information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Willington is a village in Tyne and Wear, England.
The place-name derives from Old English tun (homestead or farm) of Wifel's people, and appears in 1085 as Wiflintun, and as Wiuelington in 1204.
Pictured left is a view of Willington Gut courtesy of Russel Wills. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
