Built in the 1500s by Lawrence Washington, ancestor of George Washington, Sulgrave Manor is known for apparitions tied to its early family history. The most reported figure is a tall man in dark Tudor clothing seen crossing the Great Hall before vanishing near the screens passage. Staff also speak of a woman in a white coif who appears beside the staircase during quiet hours, and sudden cold drafts sweep the cellar where former servants once lived. Its Washington lineage and centuries-old domestic spaces have made Sulgrave a recurring investigation point for English heritage ghost groups.