London named the UK’s most haunted city as one in 5 Brits believe they live with a ghost

 London has been named the most haunted city in the UK in a new survey which revealed that one in five Brits believe they live with a ghost
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A nationwide poll has named London as the most haunted city in the UK, revealing that more people in the capital believe they live in or near a haunted house than anywhere else. Glasgow came second in the haunted city stakes, closely followed by Liverpool and Birmingham.

Following the launch of Netflix’s supernatural fantasy series Lockwood & Co. new research has been commissioned by the streaming site and conducted by Perspectus Global to better understand Britain’s relationship with the paranormal. The research found that one in five (17%) people claim to share their home with a ghost, with one in two (56%) stating it’s a friendly presence.

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However, a fifth (20%) are convinced it is malevolent and out to cause harm. Moreover, one in 10 Brits are convinced there is a haunted house or building in their local area.

Top locations for Londoners include places locations featured in the popular series, such as London Catacombs and Kensal Green Cemetery - suggesting that the fictional series could very much feel like a reality for some. Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace also ranked highly as some of the top spots locals believe are haunted.

A whopping one in six have sensed the presence of a ghost, with a tenth (12%) feeling a ghostly chill when entering a room. One in ten (9%) have seen a spirit at the end of their bed.

More than one in 20 (8%) believe they have been comforted by a ghost, 5% have been touched by one - an experience which proves fatal in Lockwood & Co. - and 5% have seen the spirit of someone they knew when they were alive. 4% claim to have spoken to a ghost and 3% claim to have been given an important message by one.

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But which London landmark has been named the most haunted in the city and which other areas of the UK are said to be haunted? Here’s everything you need to know.

Most haunted London landmarks, according to locals

  1. Tower Bridge - 27%
  2. London Catacombs- 25%
  3. Westminster Abbey - 21%
  4. Clerkenwell Prison - 18%                                   
  5. Kensal Green Cemetery - 14%                     
  6. Buckingham Palace - 13%                     
  7. Natural History Museum - 10%                    
  8. St Martin-in-the-Fields - 7%
  9. New Scotland Yard - 6% 9. St Pancras - 6%

UK’s most haunted cities, according to Brits

London - 23%

Glasgow  - 20%

Liverpool - 19%

Birmingham - 19%

Belfast - 18%

Nottingham - 18%

Cardiff - 17%

Plymouth - 17%

Manchester - 17%

Leicester - 16%

Sheffield - 16%

Newcastle - 16%

Brighton - 15%

Oxford - 15%

Stoke on Trent - 15%

Norwich - 14%

Truro - 14%

Leeds - 14%

Cambridge - 14%

Bristol - 13%

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