Shropshire Star

Haunted Shropshire? Top ghost sightings across the county

Hauntings and Shropshire go hand in hand given all the historic buildings we have across the county and there have been many ghost sightings across the county over the years - and we have complied a list of some of the stories which will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand-up.

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Here are some other sightings.

According to Newport legend here is the ghost of Madam Piggott – the wife of a local noble who died with her baby in childbirth many years ago.

Is this photographic proof of the Newport ghost?
Is this photographic proof of the Newport ghost?

Her unhappy spirit is said to haunt the area around the A41, between Newport and Market Drayton, and over the years a number of drivers and walkers have claimed to have seen her.

Is this picture from February 2014 the real thing?