The Grey Lady - St Leonard's - Swithland, Leicestershire - Ghosts and Hauntings on Waymarking.com

To the west of the church there used to be rectory now gone where according to legend the daughter of an 18th century rector was murdered by a treacherous butler. The ‘Grey Lady’ is now said to haunt the area.

"The Swithland Rectory (1820)

The murder of the Rector daughter by the butler named Parker, who then took his own life. Over time villagers have claimed that they have heard awful screams emanating from the rectory at nighttime. The Rectory was pulled down after the First World War.
There have also been claims of a ghost in the churchyard of St Leonard’s, a young female wearing a dress is now referred to as the The Grey Lady of Swithland."

SOURCE - (visit link)

Public access?: No restrictions Website about the location and/or story: [Web Link] Visting hours: Not listed

Visit Instructions:

• Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. Photos you took of paranormal activity are great. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit
• Tell your story if you saw, felt, or smelled anything unusual. Post pictures of what you saw.
• Add any information you may have about the location. If your information is important about the location, please contact the waymark owner to see if it can be added to the description.
• Be careful and do not enter areas which are off limits or look dangerous. No waymark is worth harm. Use your 6th sense, because sometimes there are unseen things which are telling you to stay out.
• Use care when using your camera flash so you do not disrupt any possible nearby residents. Time lapse can be the best tool on your camera in many circumstances.

 

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   06/17/2021 Alancache visited it