Raynham Hall

Fakenham, Norfolk · United Kingdom · House

Home of the Brown Lady, Dorothy Walpole, whose ghost was photographed in 1936.

Raynham Hall in Norfolk (NR21 7EP) is the family home of the Marquess of Townshend and also home to the Brown Lady, believed to be the ghost of Dorothy Walpole, sister of the statesman Sir Robert Walpole. A famous photograph of the ghost was taken in 1936 that still puzzles experts. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

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Where is Raynham Hall located?

Raynham Hall is in Fakenham, Norfolk, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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