GREATER LONDON ROADS NAMED AMONG THE MOST HAUNTED IN ENGLAND

A new study has revealed the most haunted roads in England ahead of the spookiest time of the year.

Greater London residents are one of the most likely to catch sight of the things that go bump in the night, with the county’s roads named the most haunted in England after over 30 reported paranormal sightings.

35 ‘haunting manifestations’ have been logged in the Paranormal Database for the county, which holds over 13,700 entries. Some accounts date from the past year, and other stories are reputedly hundreds of years old.

National Scrap Car’s analysis revealed Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Dorset, Essex and Kent as the top five as the most haunted counties in the country.

Driving in the dark can be scary enough, but be sure to keep your eyes peeled driving through the South West, with 218 paranormal sightings logged across its roads.

Notable sightings include two groups of pallbearers that have been reported along roads in the village of Powestock in Dorset.

The first group appear to be headless and can be sighted carrying a coffin slowly along the North Poorton road, while the second has also been spotted carrying a coffin along a lane leading to West Milton, but it is not known if both groups are related.

The East and South East of England rank in second and third place with 179 and 146 sightings, respectively.

Essex and Suffolk have the most haunted roads in the East, while Kent and Buckinghamshire roads are the spookiest in the South East.

The road with the most concentrated supernatural activity is in Yorkshire, where the junction on the A58/ A641 is known as Hell Fire Corner. Ghostly horsemen, phantom cars and unspecified flying objects have been reported around this junction. The area is considered an accident black spot, so the question to ask is, do these mysterious presences cause the accidents, or are they the products?

Dorry Potter from National Scrap Car commented:

“Have you ever felt a spine-tingling sensation while driving along some of England’s roads? Our chilling research will hopefully inspire the ghost-busters among us to venture out on a spooky road trip this Halloween.

“England is rich in history, and with more tales of the supernatural reaching the press, it’s no surprise that drivers up and down the country could spot something spooky.”