Corpse Roads (Spirit Paths) – England
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Dating back to medieval times, “corpse roads” were routes used to carry bodies from remote villages to consecrated churchyards for burial. Folklore holds that spirits of the dead linger along these paths, and travelers report spectral funeral processions, phantom lights, and ghostly chanting at night. The most famous examples run through Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales, where hikers claim to encounter shadowy figures or feel an oppressive silence. Paranormal groups often describe corpse roads as “liminal spaces” between the worlds of the living and the dead.
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Article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_road
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