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Cock Lane Ghost

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A ghost which was reported in a lane of the name in Smithfield, London, in 1762, to the excitement of the public, due to a girl rapping on a board in bed.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cock Lane Ghost'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/cock-lane-ghost.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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