Some of the biggest paranormal stories of all time have come from England.

The Black Monk of Pontifract, the infield poltergeist, Tower of London, ancient Ramman

and a Boreley Rectory, just to name a few.

I mean it's because of how old the structures there are, or maybe it's because of a much

larger population over thousands of years.

We talk about houses in the United States that are two to three hundred years old.

That seems extremely old until you realize that England has homes, businesses and castles

that are in some cases older than a thousand years old.

England is just more primed to have more paranormal stories than the US, but not all of these

hauntings take place inside of man-made structures.

In this episode, you will learn about a haunted lake known as the Silent Pool.

Near the village of Cher and Surrey, a strange stillness hangs over a sinister lake.

The lake is in a rather secluded setting under the north-downs of this known, to be eerily

quiet, thus the name the Silent Pool.

In the 13th century this entire area was nothing but dense forest.

Legend says that one day a well-just stranger showed up at the home of poor woodcutter

who lived nearby.

The home was little more than a shack.

The woodcutter was a widow who lived there with his son and beautiful teenage daughter.

Despite the fact that the man had very little, he invited this stranger in and offered him

some of their food and water.

As the noble stranger partook in refreshments, the woodcutter's daughter went out to

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