The Romans had a villa here up to the fifth century, seven centuries before the castle of its name came into existence.

As woods go, Parsonage Wood is rather nondescript. The trail skirts the rim of the high ground above the village 50 meters below, with some really picturesque views of the church and other buildings. But it’s not the views which attract ghost hunters, but the sounds.

Others say devil worshippers, or perhaps ancient pagan ceremonies, maybe Roman took place here. Lots of reported voices and screams in the woods, or maybe you may see its most famous ghost, A Roman centurion standing guard, left behind when the legions abandoned Britain.