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Borley Rectory

Borley, Essex

The most haunted house in England, until it burned down.

Borley Rectory was built in 1863 and soon gathered tales of a phantom nun, a ghostly coach and objects flying across rooms. From 1929 ghost hunter Harry Price investigated and named it the most haunted house in England.

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When
1863–1939
Where
52.0600, 0.6800
Group
Haunted places

Visiting

The rectory is gone; Borley church stands opposite the site.

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