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Great Hormead
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A brief note about the area
The ghost of a monk looking for something The sounds of footsteps Another, or the same, ghost of a monk |
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The parish of Hormead encompasses Great and Little Hormead as well as Hare Street. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Horemede. The name derives from the Old English words horu and med and means ‘muddy meadow'.
Brick House is haunted by the ghost of a monk. In the late 1980s the monk was seen wandering in the churchyard as if he was looking for something. A local legend has it that a murder was committed in the vicinity of the haunting and the monk may in some way be associated with the killing.
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In the old former rectory at Great Hormead has been heard the sound of footsteps coming from the rooms upstairs. Initially the sounds seem to be coming from the stairs to the attic and sound like someone descending from the attic to the upper floor so it is thought they may be being made by a former servant (as the attic was the traditional servants quarters). The sounds have been heard by numerous people other than the owners including guests and other visitors. The footsteps are loud so people think they are those of a man. The building itself dates back to the sixteenth century.
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The churchyard is haunted by the ghost of a monk who also haunts Brick House. In the late 1980s the monk was seen wandering in the churchyard as if he was looking for something. A local legend has it that a murder was committed in the vicinity of the haunting and the monk may in some way be associated with the killing.
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