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Spectre of the Highwayman
The ghosts of a highwayman haunts
the area where a hollow oak tree stood
at Fright Corner. Here the Man was
ambushed by his enemies. He was run through with a sword and speared to the tree. The gory event is said to be re-enacted every night.

A Phantom Coach & Horses
The road from Pluckley to nearby Maltman's Hill is haunted by a phantom coach drawn by four horses. On dark nights it is supposed to be possible to hear the drumming of horses' hooves and the sound of the coach rumbling along the lonely road.

Ghost of the Gypsy Woman
The spectre of a pipe-smoking gypsy woman, huddled in a tattered shawl, is often claimed to be visible near the bridge by the crossroads. She was burned to death in mysterious circumstances and has haunted the site ever since.

The Colonel of the Woods
Park Wood was formerly a small stretch of forested ground on the outskirts of Pluckley. In recent times, it was cleared to become grazing land as you can see from the picture above. A Colonel once hung himself in the woods and his ghost used to be seen walking in them.

Hanging body of the Schoolmaster
Soon after World War 1, a schoolmaster committed suicide in the village. He hung himslef from a laurel tree that stoof in the road once known as Dicky Buss's Lane. His phantom body is said to be visible today - swinging in the breeze.

Black Ghost of the Miller
Near the house called the Pinnock is an old ruined mill where the black shape of a miller's ghost is said to wander. The ghost only appears before a thunderstorm breaks over the village.

Ghost of the Screaming Man
Near the railway station is a clay-pit and a brickworks. A worker was smothered to death when a wall of clay fell on him. His ghost, which is said to haunt the site, screams in the same way as he did when he died.

Lady of Rose Court
The house known as Rose Court is supposed to be haunted by the spirit of a former owner. She killed herself by drinking the juices of crushed poisonous berries. Her ghost appears between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, the time of day when she died.

The Red Lady
The Church of St. Nicholas, is said to be haunted by the ghost of the beautiful Lady Dering who died in the 12th century. She was buried in a sumptuous gown with a red rose in her hands. Her body was placed inside seven lead coffins, one inside the other, which were then put into an oak casket that was buried in a vault under the church. To this day her ghost, known as the Red Lady, walks in the gravyard of the church, Recently there has also been reports of another mysterious female figure wandering inside the church. She may be Pluckley's newest ghost.

White Lady of Dering
Surrenden Dering was the manor of the Dering family. The main house was burnt by a fire in 1952. The house was supposed to have been haunted for centuries by the ghost of another member of the family, known as the White Lady, who appeared gliding through the library.

The Phantom Monk
At a house called Greystones, a phantom monk is said to haunt the grounds. He is often seen with the lady of Rose Court. There seems to have been a mysterious connection between the two of them, for she died by a window, looking towards Greystones.

Do You know of any more reports from the Village of Pluckley or do you know of another town with similar goings on?

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