Torquay named the UK's 'most paranormal place'

Via torquayheraldexpress.co.uk by HERomPEllis

Have you witnessed some spooky goings on in Torquay? Well it turns out you're not alone.

The town has been named the UK's 'most paranormal place' based the ghost sightings amongst members of the public.

A survey of 30,000 people by Rightmove.co.uk found that over a quarter of people in Torquay say they have seen a ghost, compared to the national average of 17 per cent.

Torquay, which held off Stoke on Trent and Wigan for the top spot, has always been associated with a long history of spooky happenings and the resort regularly offers ghost walking tours.


Haunted tales from The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey and the ghost of the Castel-a-Mare all contributed to the town being judged as the number one place to spot a ghost.

Abiola Oni, research manager at Rightmove said: "We created the Alternative Census as we wanted to find out more about the unusual goings on in local neighbourhoods, alongside the more typical things you might be interested in before moving there.

"Good transport links and high achieving schools are often the first things people think about, but in The Alternative Census we were able to get an entirely new perspective about the towns and cities people call home."

Here is a full run down of the top ten...

GHOST SIGHTINGS

1. Torquay

2. Stoke on Trent

3. Wigan

4. Dundee

5. Romford

6. Dartford

7. Lincoln

8. Doncaster

9. Telford

10. Havering

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