Hampshire roads reported to have ghostly sightings and haunted histories
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 13:43 · Archive
Drivers in Hampshire are being warned of roads with reported ghostly sightings and eerie backstories as Halloween approaches. Motorists are urged to stay alert for spooky encounters along several locations across the county.
Twyford Down, now part of the M3 near Winchester, is steeped in legend. In 1992, construction workers allegedly disturbed the graves of 18 unusually tall men, prompting claims of a supernatural curse. Legend says two workers later died of heart attacks and a night watchman died at his post, leading motorway opponents to call it 'the curse of the giants.'
Other reported haunted locations include a road outside the Old Forge in Otterbourne, where a woman killed by a horse and coach is said to have been seen running across the road, with cries and raised voices heard inside the building. Dark Lane in Braishfield is said to be haunted by an Edwardian woman searching for hidden treasure. In 1991, two friends reported meeting a woman dressed in black beside what appeared to be a Victorian bicycle on a main road in Bishop's Waltham. A road over the former Kit Nox Hill in Botley is also said to be haunted, though the ghost's identity is disputed between a local witch named Kate Hunt and Kate Knox, who reportedly drowned in a nearby pond.
How it is being reported
- The terrifying tales behind some of Hampshire’s most ‘haunted’ roadsDrivers are being warned of haunted roads with chilling backstories and eerie sightings near Winchester and Romsey.Southern Daily Echo · 31 Oct, 11:23
- The terrifying tales behind some of Hampshire’s most ‘haunted’ roadsDrivers are being warned of haunted roads with chilling backstories and eerie sightings near Winchester and Romsey.Romsey Advertiser · 31 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Winchester · Romsey · Hampshire · Twyford Down · Otterbourne · Braishfield · Bishop's Waltham · Botley
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