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Anne Blakemore in Blue
Location: Blythburgh (Suffolk) - B1125 Blythburgh to Westleton road, crossroads known locally as Five Finger Post
Date / Time: 24 June (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Possibly murdered in 1750, the ghost of Anne Blakemore has developed a habit of running in front of cars, convincing the drivers that they have run over a living person. She is commonly seen around 24 June, the date of her death.
Hooded Man
Location: Bobbington (Staffordshire) - Road heading towards Wombourne
Date / Time: Summer 2009
Further Comments: A driver and his passenger spotted a monk-like figure run across the road in front of them and disappear into an open field.
Woman in RTA
Location: Bolney (Sussex) - A23 near the Queens Head public house
Date / Time: Early 1990s
Further Comments: A woman in a grey dress stepped out in front of a car and was hit - the car then crashed off the road. However, the woman in grey had disappeared once the three people in the car climbed out. Two other witnesses reported that they too had seen the woman in front of the car.
Location: Boltby (Yorkshire) - Road leading into village
Date / Time: June 2012, around midnight
Further Comments: One witness in a car reported seeing a white woman wearing an old fashioned party dress, although the woman's legs disappeared below the knee and the face was blurred. The witness said it was like watching a 'replay', and although the witness's car headlights did not illuminate the figure, the woman was visible against the darkness of the environment.
Workshop Worker
Location: Bolton (Greater Manchester) - Outside the college and along Deane Road
Further Comments: This ghostly figure has been seen standing outside the college, wearing clothes that identify him as an old blue collar worker.
Noosed Highwayman
Location: Bolton (Greater Manchester) - Belmont Road
Further Comments: This shade, mistakenly hanged for highway robbery, still has the hangman's noose tied around his neck when he appears. They also say his eyes look as if they're ready to pop out of his head. Another report says that the road is also haunted by a fatal car crash from the mid-twentieth century which killed a family - the screech of brakes followed by screams is heard but no accident can be seen.
Location: Bolventor (Cornwall) - Road between town and Five Lanes
Further Comments: Seen by at least two independent witnesses at different times, this old fashioned car contains four men who appear to be laughing, before the vehicle vanishes.
Running Lady
Location: Bomere Heath (Shropshire) - Small road between Bomere Heath and Walford, near the railway bridge
Date / Time: Winter 2005
Further Comments: A driver and his wife watched an elderly lady wearing grey with a headscarf run across the road ahead of them. The scene was weird, as the figure looked wispy, and her clothes appeared to be moving slower than the woman herself. Stranger still, while the driver had watched her cross the road from the left hand side, his wife saw her cross from the right.
Romans of Parade
Location: Bonchester Bridge (Borders) - A6088
Further Comments: A phantom Roman legion is said to march along this road, coming from the direction of Chesters.
John Bibby
Location: Bootle (Merseyside) - Peel Road / Bibby's Lane
Date / Time: 31 December (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Seen once a year, Bibby rides his coach with his decapitated head in his lap.
Tom Hoggett
Location: Boroughbridge (Yorkshire) - Great North Road (A1), between town and Scotch Corner
Further Comments: This former highwayman, wearing a coat so long it almost drags along the ground, is still thought to lay in wait for the unwary along this stretch of road.
Headless Coachman
Location: Bossington (Somerset) - Roads in the area
Date / Time: Late nineteenth century
Further Comments: A witness is said to have encountered a phantom coach and horses, driven by a headless coachman. The entity vanished just after passing the viewer.
Location: Boughton Heath (Cheshire) - Roads in the area
Further Comments: Darting out from the side of the road, this speedy figure crosses in front of oncoming cars, before vanishing on the other side.
Woman in Road
Location: Bourne (Lincolnshire) - Kings Street, off A15 near Baston
Date / Time: Winter, 2003, circa 22:30h
Further Comments: A local legend says this area of road is haunted by a woman who died there during the 1970s or 1980s. One driver, returning home with three friends in the car, spotted her in the road and swerved to avoid the figure. Looking back, she had vanished, and while all in the car said they had seen her, one said that she seemed to vanish as they approached where she had stood.
Location: Bournemouth (Dorset) - Millhams Lane, and surrounding Longham area
Date / Time: February (reoccurring); last confirmed in 1970s, but legends say she continues
Further Comments: The area around the A348 bridge is reportedly haunted by a ghostly white (or grey) woman, who was killed when hit by a horse and trap along the road. One story says she tries to entice men to jump off the bridge.
Woman in White
Location: Bournemouth (Dorset) - Outside West Howe Baptist Church, on the corner of Holloway Avenue and Anstey Road
Further Comments: A lady dressed in a white gown floated across the road before disappearing through a wall which led to a garden.
Thomas Lawrence
Location: Bovington (Dorset) - Clouds Hill cottage
Further Comments: Best known as Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas was said to often express his love of home, which would explain why his shade now resides there. His motorbike is also reportedly heard travelling the local roads.
Location: Bowerchalke (Wiltshire) - Kit's Grave, crossroads at Vernditch
Further Comments: A woman who drowned herself in a well is said to be buried at this crossroads. The surrounding area is reputed to be devoid of birdsong.
Roman Battle
Location: Bowerchalke (Wiltshire) - Between village and Woodminton
Further Comments: Headless horses can be seen, and fierce fighting can be heard - the area was the site of a battle between Roman legionnaires and the Britons.
Location: Bowerchalke (Wiltshire) - Crossroads south of the village
Further Comments: The woman only known as Kit is buried at this crossroads after committing suicide nearby. Her shade is still reported here, and it is claimed no birds sing in the area.
Location: Box (Wiltshire) - Shockerwick bridge
Date / Time: Midnight
Further Comments: This blue Morris Minor appears without warning, forcing drivers to collide with it, though no impact occurs.
Policeman with No Face
Location: Bracknell (Berkshire) - Railway Arch between Martins Lane & Whistley Close (other sources say A329 between town and Ascot)
Further Comments: This poor police officer in an old uniform lost half his face in an incident here - he remains to try to find it.
Sir Grimston
Location: Bradfield (Essex) - Main road through village and surrounding area
Further Comments: Sir Harbottle Grimston, who once lived at Bradfield Hall, is still driven around the village in a coach on moonless nights.
Location: Bradford Peverell (Dorset) - Road west of village, near River Frome, leading towards Muckleford
Date / Time: Summer months at midnight (reoccurring)
Further Comments: A coach that crashed into the river, killing the horse and driver, is said to periodically repeat the accident. Another report says that the coach overturned into a boggy area.
Lightless Cyclist on Wrong Side of Road
Location: Braintree (Essex) - Road near Faulkbourne Hall, south of Braintree
Further Comments: Cycling like a madman, this ghostly rider charges at mortal cyclists and tries to knock them over!
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