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  Famous Ghosts
Borley Rectory is often called "The most haunted house in England." The site of the rectory originally held a monastery, which was inhabited by Benedictine monks.
One of the spectres that was said to roam the grounds was a nun ho in the 13th century fell in love with and tried to elope with a monk.According to legend, the nun and monk were caught in their get-away horse and carriage.
The ghost is described at various times as a soft green glow, or a handsome young man. During renovation in the late 1970's, they stumbled on a skeleton with the remnants of a grey riding coat with a knife sticking out of its ribs.
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  Borley Rectory Hoax
In "We Faked the Ghosts of Borley Rectory" by Louis Mayerling — for whom the house was a second home until its destruction by fire in 1938 — reveals for the first time how the 'hauntings' were created by the rectory's various inhabitants.
The site of Borley Rectory (around 60 miles north east of London in the Essex countryside) was first noted in the 1066 Doomsday Book where a Borley Manor was situated — it follows that a wooden church would probably have been built on the site.
All the families leaving the rectory claimed that their decision was in no way related to any paranormal activity, no matter how it was reported in the press.
www.adam.com.au /bstett/SupernatGhostsBorleyRec81.htm   (1418 words)

  
  • Borley Rectory •
Borley is a small hamlet on the borders of Essex and Suffolk, lying between Sudbury and Long Melford, some fifteen miles from Bury St. Edmunds.
In 1862 Borley Place was the home of the rector of the Parish - the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull MA - while he built, across the road, Borley Rectory to house sizable family and numerous servants.
Becoming redundant Borley Rectory was, at the end of 1938, sold to Captain Gregson, shortly afterwards, in what may be described as strange circumstances, the rectory was burned down.
www.mythographica.fsnet.co.uk /borley/guide.html   (443 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Borley Rectory
Built in 1863, Borley Rectory in the village of Borley, Essex, United Kingdom, has the reputation of being "the most haunted house in England".
Borley Rectory was constructed near Borley Church by its rector, the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull in 1863, a year after being named rector of the church.
Finally driven from their home by the restless spirits, the Smiths left Borley in 1930 and the Reverend Lionel Foyster and his wife Marianne moved into the rectory with their daughter Adelaide.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Borley_Rectory   (703 words)

  
 The Ghosts of Borley Rectory
Borley Rectory was built in 1863 in the English village of Borley, where it stood on the site of an old monastry.
The rectory remained in ruins until it was demolished in 1944.
The nun was seen on and off between 1900 and the destruction of the rectory and seemed to be most active during the tenancy of Reverend Harry Bull around the beginning of the 20th century.
www.wyrdology.com /ghosts/UK/borley-rectory/index.html   (837 words)

  
 Ghosts tour haunting hotels Canterbury Kent
Borley Rectory was reputed to be the most haunted house in the UK.
The rectory was built by the Rev. Henry D. Bull in 1863 near the river Stour, Essex, to house himself, his wife and their 14 children.
The haunting of the Borley Rectory during the 1920s and 1930s, is undoubtedly one of the most famous in Britain, as well as being one of the most controversial.
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 Borley History
The Rectory is located in the town of Borley on the Essex-Suffok border, England.
Kevin Borley tells me the place name was recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 when detailing the lands and holdings of the Countess of Amule:" She holds Borley in Lordship which Leofwin, a free man held before 1066, as a manor for two hides and thirty acres.
The Borley's were all from the same area as the Town of Borley in Suffolk, England.
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 Catalog
The red brick building that was Borley Rectory was built on this site by the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull (rector of Borley) in 1863, who later settled there with his wife, Caroline Foyster (where she mothered fourteen children).
Thereafter, witnesses reported seeing stones being thrown from an unseen hand, ghostly footsteps were heard and the spectre of the nun, the most reported apparition at Borley, began to be seen, often in broad daylight and on a stretch of ground to be named the nuns walk.
All the families leaving the rectory claimed that their decision was in no way related to any paranormal activity, no matter how it was reported in the press.
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 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Borley Rectory, in the village of Borley, Essex, United Kingdom, had the reputation of being "the most haunted house in England" and, possibly, the world.
Borley Rectory was constructed near Borley Church by the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull in 1863, a year after being named rector of the church.
Further books on the Rectory hauntings have appeared over the years, including a collaboration in 1973 by ghost-hunter and author Peter Underwood and Price's literary executor Paul Tabori entitled The Ghosts of Borley, which is generally sympathetic to the idea of paranormal activity at Borley and defends Price against accusations of fraud.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Borley_Rectory   (1458 words)

  
 Borley Rectory
Described as being the most haunted house in England, Borley Rectory has been the subject of intense investigation by hundreds of researchers and experts over the years, and even to this day, people are still profoundly interested in the creepy stories that have, for so long, surrounded the property and its location.
The spirits haunting Borley Rectory were believed to be responsible for strange messages scribbled in pencil on the walls.
The last people to reside in Borley Rectory were Captain William Gregson and his family, and after the fire it was thought that the ghosts had actually moved across the road to the nearby Borley Church.
www.trueghoststories.co.uk /BorleyRectory.htm   (513 words)

  
 BBC - Essex - Features - The Midsummer Ghosts
Borley Rectory in Essex is the most haunted place in the county, and if you are going to spot a ghost there, July is probably the time to do it!
The village is Borley, its famous resident is the ghost of a nun who is reported to haunt the area, and July 28th is said to be her favourite day for a stroll.
So visit Borley if you wish, but don’t expect the villagers to be pleased by your arrival.  Borley’s past is an amazing chapter in the psychic history of England, but it is one that the locals definitely feel should now be closed.
www.bbc.co.uk /essex/content/articles/2006/06/30/borley_rectory_feature.shtml   (1853 words)

  
 BORLEY RECTORY - "THE MOST HAUNTED HOUSE IN ENGLAND"
It would be during his investigations of Borley Rectory that he would become the best-known and most accomplished of the early ghost hunters, setting the standard for those who would follow.
The rectory did not fit into pre-conceived notions of a haunted house, which was one of the reasons that it would go on to gain such a reputation.
Borley Rectory did not burn that night, but exactly 11 months later, a new owner, Captain WH Gregson was unpacking books in the library when an oil lamp overturned and started a fire.
www.prairieghosts.com /brectory.html   (1428 words)

  
 Borley Rectory: SpookyStuff
Borley Rectory was once called the “Most Haunted House in England.” It was the subject of a best-selling book and became a media sensation in the 1930s.
Borley Rectory in Eastern Essex was constructed in 1863 by the Reverend Henry Bull.
In Borley Rectory, he made use of cameras, including a motion picture camera, and even portable telephones to allow the researchers to communicate with one another while in different parts of the sprawling building.
www.spookystuff.co.uk /BorleyRectory.html   (911 words)

  
 The ghostly Nun of Borley Rectory
The ghost of the nun was seen so often at Essex’s Borley Rectory that the house was said to be the most haunted in England.
Although she has been seen throughout the house and grounds of Borley Rectory, the dining room window seemed to be a special place that belonged to her and her alone.
Borley Rectory was built in 1863 by the Rev. Henry Bull in Essex, across the road from ancient Borley Church where he preached.
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 Borley Rectory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Built in 1863, Borley Rectory in the village of Borley, Essex, United Kingdom, has the reputation of being "the most haunted house in England".
Borley Rectory was constructed near Borley Church by its rector, the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull in 1863, a year after being named rector of the church.
After Harry Price's death in 1951, a team of researches would investigate his claims about Borley and report that the case was "a house of cards built by Harry Price out of a little more than a pack of lies." Interestingly, reports of paranormal activity still comes out of the area including the Borley Church.
www.mywiseowl.com /articles/Borley_Rectory   (576 words)

  
 Borley Rectory
The rectory was in a dilapidated state, and Mrs.
During the five years that the Foysters spent at Borley, some 2000 separate incidents were recorded, most of them within the first year or two.
Harry Price visited the rectory just once during this period, on October 15, 1931, and subsequently wrote to a colleague: "although psychologically speaking the case is of great value, psychically speaking there is nothing in it".
www.cprs.info /hauntedhouses/borley_rectory.htm   (1446 words)

  
 Borley Rectory Gallery
Borley Rectory, viewed from the road, showing the walled-up window.
Trevor Hall, who was part of the team from the Society of Psychical Research who debunked the affair of Borley Rectory, and who went on to expose Harry Price's various other deceptions.
The water supply to the rectory and cottage had to be pumped into a well-tank in the roof by hand using this pump.
www.foxearth.org.uk /BorleyRectoryPictures/Page.html   (998 words)

  
 Definition of Borley Rectory
Built in 1863, Borley Rectory in the village of Borley, Essex, United Kingdom, has the reputation of being "the most haunted house in England".
Borley Rectory was constructed near Borley Church by its rector, the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull in 1863, a year after being named rector of the church.
Finally driven from their home by the restless spirits, the Smiths left Borley in 1930 and the Reverend Lionel Foyster and his wife Marianne moved into the rectory with their daughter Adelaide.
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What I find most interesting about Borley is not the actual phenomena of the haunting (which I will comment on later), but the psychology of the people who report it.
But as I got more into the subject, such as finding the Borley Rectory website, the Hastings report, "The Enigma of Borley Rectory" etc, I found that there was more to this than met my eye and the case of Borley Rectory was not so clear cut.
Borley Rectory cannot stand or fall on any one belief system, but only on the evidence of the case.
www.eyrie.org /~thad/borley.html   (1136 words)

  
 The Harry Price Website - Borley Rectory, the 'Most Haunted House in England'
He went on to write a second book The End of Borley Rectory which was published six years later and when he died in March 1948 he was at work on a third volume which was intended to bring his involvement with Borley to a close.
The History of Borley Rectory looks at the whole history of Borley, from the time of the building of the Rectory in 1863 through to the disastrous fire of February 1939 and its subsequent demolition in the mid 1940s.
Modern Borley looks at the case from a contemporary viewpoint and picks up on what is being done today to increase our knowledge of the Borley haunting.
www.harryprice.co.uk /Borley/borley_into.htm   (585 words)

  
 Borley Rectory
Borley Rectory was constructed near Borley Church by the Reverend Henry Dawson Ellis Bull in 1862, and he moved in a year after being named rector of the parish.
In February 1939, the new owner of the rectory reported that he was unpacking some boxes when an oil lamp in the hallway overturned.The fire quickly spread, and Borley Rectory was severely damaged.
Further books on the Rectory hauntings have appeared over the years, including a collaboration in 1973 by ghost-hunter and author Peter Underwood and Price's literary executor Paul Tabori entitled The Ghosts of Borley, which is generally sympathetic to the idea of paranormal activity at Borley and defends Price against accusations of fraud.
hubpages.com /hub/Borley_Rectory_   (1373 words)

  
 Borley Rectory: The Most Haunted House in England
Unless you've been there, the small village of Borley, near Sudbury, in Essex is not the sort of place one would normally think to associate with ghoulish spectres, yet the area has a sinister reputation known throughout the country.
Borley was the site the infamous Borley Rectory, reputedly the "Most Haunted House in England".
Borley Rectory was built in 1863 for the Revd Henry Bull.
www.britannia.com /history/legend/borley.html   (807 words)

  
 Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums > The Borley Rectory
The area is associated with the Borley Manor which was, at one time, owned by Sir Edward Waldegrave who died in the tower of London in 1561 and his body was buried at the Borley Church.
The Borley grounds are said to be haunted by a carriage driven by two headless men as well as a nun who has been seen walking through the grounds towards the gate.
Henry Bull built the Rectory on a previously existing foundation that is said to be the old stone foundation of the Benedictine Monastery.
www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t39797.html   (4529 words)

  
 The Borley Rectory.
The Borely Rectory in London had the title of "The most haunted house in England", however this mysterious, eerie, and scary rectory burned to the ground in 1939 along with all the mysteries it held.
In the beginning, the rectory was the monastery for Benedictine monks.
The nun it is believed was sealed inside one of the walls of the Borley’s Rectory while she was still alive for the punishment of her sins.
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