The ghost of St Osyth is said to walk at St Osyth priory and the churchyard of St Peter & St Paul on the anniversary of her death 7th October.
The English Saint Osyth, also known as Osgyth, Sythe, Othith or Ositha wife of Sighere, King of Essex founded a convent on the site of the Priory in St Osyth near Clacton, Essex (St Osyth the town went by the name of Chich in those days). She was killed by the Danes in October 653AD after refusing to renounce Christianity and worship their gods.
Legend tells that St Osyth picked up her head after her execution and walked to the church of St Peter & St Paul and knocked on the door before finally falling down dead.
More October Hauntings:
The Audlem Road Ghost
The Ghost of Alexander MacAllister who was killed on 3rd October at the Battle of Glenlivet 1594
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