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Episode 130
England’s Most Haunted Village

Is the little village of Pluckley truly the most haunted village in England? We interview skeptical ghost hunter Hayley Stevens (The Spooktater) about the curious little town more famous for its dead than its living.

Pictured on the right is one of the many haunted buildings in Pluckley — St. Nicholas Church — said to be haunted by two ghosts of the same woman who died in the 1100s (or at least the ghosts appear to be the same person) who have come to be known as the “White Lady Dering” and the “Red Lady Dering.” (photo by Stephen Nunney [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons)

Of Interest

• TEDx talk on Ghosts & Hauntings
• Strange But True episode on Pluckley Ghosts: Part 1 and Part 2
• England’s Most Haunted Village — A Day and Night Investigation of Pluckley, Kent (by Haunted Earth TV on Vimeo)
• The Pendle Witches
• Ghosts of Pluckley Haunted Finders S03E01
• Paranormal State allegedly faking its content
• The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained
• The Cock Lane Ghost
• Hayley Stevens also appeared in MonsterTalk Episode # 36: Lake Monster Mysteries
• 1989 Guinness entry on Pluckley (PDF)

“Pluckley, Kent? The Most Haunted Village in England?” (Photo ©2017 William Blake Smith) Click image to enlarge.

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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