January 27th, 2008 by djb
The Elvey Farm dates back to the early 15th Century. Located in Pluckley in the UK. According to the Guiness Book of Records, Pluckley is the most haunted village in England. They claim there are forty-two Ghosts in the village alone.
Here is 1 recent public photo from Flickr.com
mark emerson posted a photo:

Info from www.pluckley.net/history/ghosts12.htm
The Black Horse
Pluckley's original Black Horse was sited in a rather modest building amongst a nest of cottages to the west of the church. The premises which now bear the same name began life as a farmhouse surrounded its own moat (long since filled in but partly discernible in places) for many years, then it was the bailiff's house from which the Dering estate was managed.
Licensees claim to suffer the annoyance and frustration of having items of property, mainly clothing, go mysteriously missing for long periods. Not always their own property, sometimes articles belonging to customers or members of staff. Despite rigorous searches the missing items elude discovery and then, when all hope of seeing them again has virtually gone, they suddenly reappear in locations in which their presence could not have gone unnoticed.
Some liken these incidents to the work of poltergeist but to lay the blame on the shoulders of a ghostly prankster would be more befitting. The atmosphere in the Black Horse is peaceful and benign and the activities of who or what-ever is responsible for the going and coming of these items present no more than an inconvenience to which the more frequent victims eventually become immune. It would be quite legitimate to regard the perpetrator as a 'ghost' but so far no efforts have been made to add this resident prankster to the village's spectral list and so give the pub 'haunted' status. |
Elvey Farm has long been known as the only haunted hotel in the area. Edward Brett was the farmer here at the turn of the last century. As the story goes, in 1900 he gave his wife 15 shillings, and a penny to each of his children, walked calmly into the old dairy and committed suicide by shooting himself.
Mr Brett reportedly still remains on the premises. Owners of the farm saw Mr Brett on many occasions. He was a bearded man who walked the corridors at night. He has been seen lying on a bed upstairs. Many guests have claimed seeing his spirit.
Other paranormal activity include people reporting a strange smell, resembling burning hay while no hay burning being found. A voice has been heard whispering in the old dairy where Mr Brett shot himself.
Ghost Hunters International investigates the Elvey Farm in early 2008.
Elvey Farm has been investigated by Most Haunted.
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