What the records say
- When
- Jan 1762
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 51.52° N, 0.10° W
- Description
- the "Cock Lane ghost" appears in London.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Cock Lane ghost.
Cock Lane ghost
1762 purported haunting in London
The Cock Lane ghost was a purported haunting that attracted mass public attention in 1762. The location was a lodging in Cock Lane, a short road adjacent to London's Smithfield market and a few minutes' walk from St Paul's Cathedral. The event centred on three people: William Kent, a usurer from Norfolk; Richard Parsons, a parish clerk; and Parsons' daughter Elizabeth.
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