Within the Boggart Wood Paranormal Podcast

Within the Boggart Wood

Welcome to Within the Boggart Wood, a northern counties paranormal, folklore and history podcast. Within the Boggart Wood is based in County Durham, UK and aims to delve into the rich folklore, ghostlore, archaeology and history of the north of England and the Scottish Borders. As well as historical tales, the podcast also features peoples’ real experiences with ghosts and the paranormal, adding a real life ghost story element to the project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Oct 25

    The Boggart Interviews... Walking with the Ghosts of Durham

    Welcome back to Within the Boggart Wood. In this episode, the Boggart interviews Andy Ross from Walking with the Ghosts of Durham and chats about upcoming ghost walks in Durham city, along with Andy's favourite local ghost story from Shincliffe in County Durham as well as his abiding interest in the UFO phenomenon. Walking with the Ghosts of Durham links:Website: https://walkingwiththeghostsofdurham.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andyrossghostwhisperer Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@andyrossghostwhisperer9875 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@walkingwiththegho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Boggart Interviews... Walking with the Ghosts of Durham

  2. Mar 4

    Episode 37. Silky and her sisters: the Silkies of the North

    Welcome to Episode 37 of the Within the Boggart Wood podcast. We open with a listener story by Melanie who tells us of her ghostly experiences at Trewhitt Road in Heaton, Newcastle. Then I move on to an in-depth look at the 'Silky' phenomenon in the north, with am amble by Black Heaton, Denton Hall, Houndwood Hall and a few others. The episode closes with an article from the Gloucester Journal, 1730. Note that this article is a little graphic (murder detail) so discretion may be advised... Links and sources1843, Tithe apportionment of East Denton and Sugley (township in the parish of Newburn). National Archives IR 29/25/1451939 Register, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (County District)Briggs, K. M. (1957). The English Fairies. Folklore, 68(1), 270–287.Briggs, K. M. (1961). Some Late Accounts of the Fairies. Folklore, 72(3), 509–519.Census records, 1881-1911Dodds, M.H. (1930) History of Northumberland vol. XIII 1930 pp. 185-200;Gloucester Journal, Tuesday 07 July 1730;Henderson, W. (1879) Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders. London: W. Satchell, Peyton and Co.Histon, Vanessa (2000), Nightmare on Grey Street: Newcastle’s Darker Side, Newcastle upon Tyne: Tyne Bridge Publishing.Krappe, A.H. (1943) Spirit-sighted Animals. Folklore, 54(4), 391–401.Richardson, M.A. (1846), The Borderer’s table book; or, Gatherings of the local history and romance of the English and Scottish Border, Vol. VII, London: Henry G. Bohn.Robertson, J. (1996) Scottish Ghost StoriesScott, W. (1887) The Monthly Chronicle of North-Country Lore and LegendSouthwick, M. (2014), ‘Denton Hall (NZ198657)’, North-East History TourTomlinson, W.W. (1893) Denton Hall and its Associations“The Silky Ghost is now laid”, Newcastle Journal – Thursday 06 February 1964https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/denton-hall/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1338212, http://northeasthistorytour.blogspot.com/2014/03/denton-hall-nz198657.html.https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/northumberland/nhumdata.php?pageNum_paradata=1https://www.tartans.com/articles/ghost-child.htmlhttps://www.icysedgwick.com/northumberland-silky/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Heddonhttps://pantheon.org/articles/s/silky.html KeywordsGHOST BOGGART BROWNIE SILKY SILKIE SILKEY BLACK HEDDON BELSAY DENTON HALL HOUNDWOOD HALL MURDER HORSES CONTROL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 37. Silky and her sisters: the Silkies of the North

  3. 10/30/2025

    Episode 36. The Lady's Well and Basque Abbey

    The Within the Boggart Wood podcast is back with Episode 36. In it, I delve into the history of the Lady's Well at Holystone in Northumberland, before looking at a peculiar 'real ghost story' reported in 1911 belonging to Basque Abbey near Durham - a location that doesn't appear to have existed: unless you know anything on that matter that I don't? Please get in touch if you have any info... Links and sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulinus_of_Yorkhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paulinushttps://www.yorkoratory.com/saints-of-york/saint-paulinus-of-yorkhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ninianhttps://www.whithorn.com/origins/st-ninian/Ordnance Survey Maps 1866-presentDNH (IAM) AMs England SM25044 20-Jun-1994Dodds, M H, 1940. A History of Northumberland, vol 15 (Newcastle upon Tyne) Archaeologia Aeliana 3rd series 13 1916 3 (J C Hodgson)John Warburton MSTomlinson, W W, 1916. Comprehensive Guide to Northumberland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle 4th series 10 1942 34, 77, 79 (Binnall and Hope Dodds)DOE (HHR) Rothbury RD, Northum, Sept 1948pers commWeeky Dispatch (London) 19th March 1911 edition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 36. The Lady's Well and Basque Abbey

  4. 04/24/2025

    Episode 35. The Murder of Anne Walker

    Welcome to Episode 35 of the podcast, and the first episode of Year 3... In the year 1632, two men were convicted of the murder of Ann Walker at the Durham Assizes. One of the men was her uncle, a wealthy Yeoman named John Walker who also stood accused of making her pregnant, and the other was a friend of his, Mark Sharp, a miner originally from Lancashire. So why, in a time of murder, superstition and witchcraft, does the execution of Walker and Sharp stand out? Basically, its because both men were convicted on the testimony given by a local miller, who had been given all of the incriminating evidence, from the location of Anne’s body, to the location of the murder weapon and blood soaked clothing belonging to the murderer allegedly by the ghost of the murder victim. So two men were executed on the testimony of an apparition... This episode is a deep dive into the case of Anne Walker, including looking at the work of John Webster, a 17th century debunker of witchcraft who studied and wrote about the case, sparking a response from Dr Henry More... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 35. The Murder of Anne Walker

  5. 03/04/2025

    Episode 34. The Sockburn Falchion

    Welcome to Episode 34 of the Podcast, and the final episode of Year 2. Launching into the podcast, I first of all deal with some project housekeeping, then delve into the County Durham tale of the Sockburn Worm/Sockburn Falchion - perhaps the oldest of the 'dragon' tales from North East England. After that, I tell Brockie's 1886 tale of the ghosts of Nicky Nack Field, then turn to a 'real ghost story' told in the Saturday 27th September 1902 edition of the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - I apologise in advance to the residents of Shotton Colliery for this one - before finishing with an introduction to the new Within the Boggart Wood Bare Bones Project. For more information on the Within the Boggart Wood Project, please see the following links: Website: https://withintheboggartwood.org.uk Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@withintheboggartwood Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withintheboggartwood Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theboggartwood.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withintheboggartwood/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 34. The Sockburn Falchion

  6. 01/13/2025

    Episode 33. The Laidley Worm and the Ghosts of Bamburgh Castle

    Welcome to Episode 33 of the podcast - the first episode of 2025! In this episode we explore the ghostlore and folklore of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, and the ghost sightings at the Lying-in Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The episode also details two ghostly tales from the 20th May 1893 edition of the Newcastle Courant. Chapter markers 00:00:00 Outro 00:02:40 The folklore and ghostlore of Bamburgh Castle 00:22:35 From the archives: "Saved by a Ghost", 1893 00:24:18 Ghosts of the Lying-in Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne 00:28:01 From the archives: "A tale of the Bamburgh Coast", 1893 00:43:25 Outro Sourceshttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19340415/015/0015https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000086/18930520/035/0006https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19360419/008/0003https://bamburghresearchproject.co.uk/https://www.bamburghcastle.com/https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/haunted-places/northumberlandhttps://www.higgypop.com/hauntings/bamburgh-castle/https://archive.org/details/aviewnorthumber00randgooghttps://archive.org/details/ACollectionOfTheBalladsMelodiesAndSmall-pipeTunesOfNorthumbriahttps://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/An_Exact_and_Circumstantial_History_of_t/-LkhAAAAMAAJ?hl=enhttps://northumberlandarchives.com/2020/06/01/the-laidley-worm-of-spindlestone-heugh/Balfour, M.C. (1903) The Folk-Lore Society: Relics of Popular AntiquitiesDenham, M.A. (1846-59) The Denham Tracts, Volumes I and IIHenderson, W. (1879) Notes on the folk-lore of the Northern CountiesHiston, V. (2001) Ghosts of Grainger Town: Further tales from Newcastle’s Darker Side. Tyne Bridge PublishingNorthumberland County History; Vol. I. History of the King’s Works: Brown, Colvin & Taylor: H.M.S.O. 1963Tomlinson, Monthly Chronicle, 1891Whitlock, R. (1983) Here Be Dragons. George Allen & Unwin    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 33. The Laidley Worm and the Ghosts of Bamburgh Castle

  7. 12/23/2024

    Episode 32. 'Twas a Night Before Christmas...

    'Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring - not even a mouse... Welcome to Episode 32, the 2024 'Festive' edition of the Within the Boggart Wood podcast, with the Boggart's own rendition of "Twas a Night Before Christmas", before having a look at the 19th century author Jerome K Jerome and his issue with Christmas Eve ghosts. The podcast then delves into some 19th and early 20th century ghost stories that appeared in the press around Christmas time, before finishing with a swift look at the tradition of Christmas Cake... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all, and thanks for the support during 2024! ------------ Info Jerome, J.K. (1891) Told After Supper. The Leadenhall Press. https://archive.org/details/toldaftersupper00jerorich/page/n9/mode/2up     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 32. 'Twas a Night Before Christmas...

  8. 10/31/2024

    Episode 31. The Haunting of Historic Dilston

    Welcome to the Halloween 2024 podcast episode, which also happens to be episode 31... and due to release on the 31st October... see what I did there? Ahem, I digress - so this episode is a little different to the usual format, as it was recorded live (on the 21st October) in front of some of the podcast's Patreon 'Court of Boggarts' tier supporters, as well as with special guests Martin and Eleanor from the fantastic Three Ravens Podcast! The episode is also a tad longer than normal, so this description should also contain chapter markers, so that you can skip to any section your heart desires... Guest links The Three Ravens Podcast: https://www.threeravenspodcast.com/ Walking with the Ghosts of Durham: https://www.facebook.com/andyrossghostwhisperer/?locale=en_GB Chapter Markers 0.00.22   Introduction to the episode 0.01:21   Everyone says hello 0.06:19   Dilston Castle, Northumberland: a deep dive into the castle's history 0.31:18   Dilston Castle ghostlore 0.36:31   Paranormal investigations at Dilston 0.53:11   Guest story time 1.29:51   Outro     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Episode 31. The Haunting of Historic Dilston
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Welcome to Within the Boggart Wood, a northern counties paranormal, folklore and history podcast. Within the Boggart Wood is based in County Durham, UK and aims to delve into the rich folklore, ghostlore, archaeology and history of the north of England and the Scottish Borders. As well as historical tales, the podcast also features peoples’ real experiences with ghosts and the paranormal, adding a real life ghost story element to the project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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