Folklore of England
205 legends, ghosts and folklore entries rooted in England.
Sacred SitesAlderley EdgeCheshire
DeitiesAndrasteEast Anglia
GiantsAscapartSouthampton, Hampshire, England
Aquatic LegendsAsraiEngland
Sacred SitesAvalonSomerset
Sacred SitesAveburyWiltshire
BeastsAwd GoggieYorkshire
Legendary FiguresBampfylde Moore CarewBickleigh, Devon
BeastsBarghestYorkshire
BeastsBeast of BodminCornwall
BeastsBeast of DeanForest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Legendary FiguresBeowulfAnglo-Saxon England
Legendary FiguresBevis of HamptonSouthampton, Hampshire, England
DragonsBisterne DragonHampshire
BeastsBlack AnnisLeicestershire
GhostsBlack Lady of Bradley WoodsLincolnshire
BeastsBlack ShuckNorfolk
GhostsBlack Vaughan of Hergest CourtKington, Herefordshire, England
PiratesBlackbeardBristol
DragonsBlue Ben of KilveSomerset
Fae & SpiritsBluecapNorthumberland
Fae & SpiritsBoggart of Boggart Hole CloughManchester
Fae & SpiritsBoggartsYorkshire & Lancashire
Aquatic LegendsBomere FishShropshire
Sacred SitesBossiney CastleCornwall
Legendary FiguresBoudiccaNorfolk
GiantsBran the BlessedLondon
Sacred SitesBrother Simon of SwinesheadSwineshead, Lincolnshire, England
GhostsBrown Lady of Raynham HallNorfolk
Fae & SpiritsBrown Man of the MuirsNorthumberland
Fae & SpiritsBuccaCornwall
WitchesByard's LeapCranwell, Lincolnshire, England
Sacred SitesCaer BranCornwall
Sacred SitesCamelotSomerset
WitchesCanewdonEssex
Sacred SitesCastle Downs, CornwallCornwall
GiantsCerne Abbas GiantDorset
Sacred SitesChalice WellSomerset
Sacred SitesChanctonbury RingWest Sussex
Sacred SitesCheesewringCornwall
Sacred SitesCheetham CloseLancashire
GhostsChurch GrimEngland & Scandinavia
Sacred SitesChûn QuoitCornwall
GhostsCock Lane ghostNorfolk
Legendary FiguresCorineusCornwall
DeitiesCoventinaNorthumberland
Sacred SitesCraddock Moor stone circleCornwall
GhostsDando's DogsCornwall
GhostsDead Men of Burton-on-TrentStaffordshire
Sacred SitesDevil's ArrowsNorth Yorkshire
Sacred SitesDevil's DykeSussex
Legendary FiguresDick TurpinYorkshire
Sacred SitesDing Dong minesCornwall
Aquatic LegendsDoom BarCornwall
Sacred SitesDorset OoserMelbury Osmond, Dorset
Aquatic LegendsDozmary PoolCornwall
Sacred SitesDragon Hill, UffingtonOxfordshire
DragonsDragon of DeerhurstDeerhurst, Gloucestershire, England
DragonsDragon of MordifordHerefordshire
DragonsDragon of St Leonard's ForestSussex
DragonsDragon of WantleySouth Yorkshire
Fae & SpiritsDuergarNorthumberland
BeastsDun Cow of Dunsmore HeathDunsmore Heath, Warwickshire, England
Fae & SpiritsDunnieNorthumberland
Legendary FiguresDunstan and the DevilSomerset
DeitiesElder MotherEast Midlands
GhostsEnfield PoltergeistLondon
GhostsEpworth PoltergeistEpworth, Lincolnshire, England
DragonsFiley DragonNorth Yorkshire
Sacred SitesFolkestone White HorseKent
PiratesFrancis DrakeBuckland Abbey, Devon
GiantsGiant of the WrekinThe Wrekin, Shropshire, England
Sacred SitesGlastonbury Holy ThornSomerset
Sacred SitesGlastonbury TorSomerset
GiantsGog and MagogLondon
GiantsGogmagogCornwall
Fae & SpiritsGooseberry WifeIsle of Wight
Fae & SpiritsGreen Children of WoolpitSuffolk
Sacred SitesGrubstonesYorkshire
DragonsGurt WormSomerset
Legendary FiguresGuy of WarwickWarwick and Guy's Cliffe, Warwickshire, England
DragonsHagg WormNorth Yorkshire Moors
BeastsHartlepool MonkeyHartlepool, County Durham
Legendary FiguresHavelok the DaneGrimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Sacred SitesHaxey HoodHaxey, North Lincolnshire, England
GhostsHeadless Horseman of the Staffordshire MoorsStaffordshire
PiratesHenry EveryNewton Ferrers, Devon
Legendary FiguresHereward the WakeCambridgeshire
GhostsHerne the HunterBerkshire
GhostsHexham HeadsNorthumberland
Fae & SpiritsHob Hole, Runswick BayRunswick Bay, North Yorkshire
Sacred SitesHobby Horse of PadstowCornwall
Fae & SpiritsHyter SpriteEast Anglia
Legendary FiguresIvar the BonelessDerbyshire
PiratesJack WardFaversham, Kent
GhostsJan TregeagleCornwall
Aquatic LegendsJenny GreenteethLancashire
Sacred SitesJingling Geordie's HoleTynemouth
Sacred SitesJulian's BowerLincolnshire
Legendary FiguresKing ArthurSomerset
Fae & SpiritsKnockerCornwall
DragonsKnucker of LyminsterWest Sussex
GhostsLady Howard of OkehamptonOkehampton, Devon, England
DragonsLaidly Worm of Spindleston HeughNorthumberland
DragonsLambton WormCounty Durham
WitchesLancashire Witches WalkLancashire
GhostsLantern ManNorfolk
Fae & SpiritsLincoln ImpLincolnshire
GiantsLong Man of WilmingtonSussex
Sacred SitesLong Meg and Her DaughtersCumbria
DragonsLongwitton DragonNorthumberland
Sacred SitesLyonesseScilly Isles
Sacred SitesMartin MereLancashire
PiratesMary ReadLondon, England
WitchesMatthew HopkinsEssex
WitchesMeg SheltonWoodplumpton, Lancashire
Sacred SitesMerlin's CaveCornwall
Aquatic LegendsMermaid of MardenMarden, Herefordshire, England
Aquatic LegendsMersey MermaidMerseyside
GhostsMetheringham LassRAF Metheringham
Fae & SpiritsMorgan le FayTintagel, Cornwall
Aquatic LegendsMorgawrrCornwall
WitchesMother LudlamSurrey
Sacred SitesMousehold Heath (Heviskey Tan)Norwich, Norfolk
Sacred SitesMuseum of Witchcraft and MagicCornwall
Sacred SitesMên ScryfaCornwall
Sacred SitesMên-an-TolCornwall
Aquatic LegendsNanny RuttLincolnshire
Sacred SitesNine Maidens Stone RowCornwall
DeitiesNodensGloucestershire
GhostsOld CockernDartmoor, Devon
Sacred SitesOsmington White HorseDorset
Sacred SitesOur Lady of WalsinghamNorfolk
BeastsOwlman of MawnanCornwall
BeastsPadfootYorkshire
WitchesPendle WitchesLancashire
Sacred SitesPenhale SandsCornwall
GiantsPenhill GiantNorth Yorkshire
GhostsPhantom Battle of EdgehillEdgehill, Warwickshire
GhostsPhantom Hare of Bolingbroke CastleOld Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England
Fae & SpiritsPiskieCornwall & Devon
Fae & SpiritsPixieCornwall & Devon
Sacred SitesPorlock Stone CircleSomerset
Fae & SpiritsPuckEast Sussex
Legendary FiguresRagnar LothbrokYorkshire
Sacred SitesRed Horse of TysoeSouth Warwickshire
BeastsRenwick CockatriceCumbria
Fae & SpiritsRobin GoodfellowEngland
Legendary FiguresRobin HoodNottinghamshire
Sacred SitesRollright Stones curseOxfordshire
Sacred SitesRudston MonolithEast Yorkshire
GhostsSarah WhiteheadLondon
GhostsScreaming Skull of BettiscombeBettiscombe, Dorset, England
BeastsShug MonkeyCambridgeshire
Fae & SpiritsSimonside DwarfsNorthumberland
Legendary FiguresSir BedivereSomerset
Legendary FiguresSir GalahadSomerset
Legendary FiguresSir TristanCornwall
DragonsSockburn WormCounty Durham
GhostsSpectre of Newby ChurchYorkshire
Fae & SpiritsSprigganCornwall
GhostsSpring-Heeled JackLondon
Legendary FiguresSt Guthlac of CrowlandCrowland, Lincolnshire, England
Legendary FiguresSt Swithin's DayWinchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Sacred SitesStanton Drew Stone CirclesSomerset
Sacred SitesStonehengeWiltshire
BeastsStratford LionWarwickshire
DeitiesSulisBath, Somerset
Sacred SitesSutton HooSuffolk
DeitiesTaranisNorthern England
Aquatic LegendsThanet Sea MonsterKent
GhostsThe Black Dog of NewgateLondon
GhostsThe Cauld Lad of HyltonSunderland
Fae & SpiritsThe Green ManGloucestershire
Aquatic LegendsThe LoeCornwall
Sacred SitesThe Merry MaidensCornwall
Sacred SitesThe PipersCornwall
GhostsThe Ratman of SouthendEssex
Sacred SitesThe TowansCornwall
GhostsThe Wild HuntNorth Yorkshire
DeitiesThunorAnglo-Saxon England
Fae & SpiritsTiddy MunLincolnshire
Sacred SitesTintagelCornwall
Sacred SitesTintagel CastleCornwall
Legendary FiguresTom HickathriftMarshland, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England
Sacred SitesTowednackCornwall
Sacred SitesTwelve Apostles, West YorkshireYorkshire
Sacred SitesUffington White HorseOxfordshire
GhostsWarrior of the Gog Magog HillsCambridgeshire
Sacred SitesWatlington White MarkOxfordshire
Legendary FiguresWayland the SmithOxfordshire
Sacred SitesWayland's SmithyOxfordshire
Sacred SitesWhiteleaf CrossBuckinghamshire
GhostsWightsNorthern England
Legendary FiguresWild EdricClun Forest and Stiperstones, Shropshire, England
Fae & SpiritsWill-o'-the-WispThe Fens, Cambridgeshire
Sacred SitesWiltshire MoonrakersWiltshire
Sacred SitesWinchester Round TableWinchester Great Hall, Hampshire
BeastsWisht HoundsDartmoor, Devon
WitchesWitch-hare of DartmoorDartmoor, Devon
WitchesWitches of BelvoirBelvoir, Leicestershire, England
Sacred SitesWithypool Stone CircleSomerset
DeitiesWodenAnglo-Saxon England
Fae & SpiritsYallery BrownLincolnshire
Sacred SitesZennorCornwall
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