Wiltshire has been ranked the English county with the 'most haunted' roads, as paranormal sightings top the charts.
It's a well-known fact that road layouts such as Swindon's Magic Roundabout can strike fear in the heart of a learner driver, but that's not the only scary road in the county.
Latest research from National Scrap Car which analysed regional data from the Paranormal Database, found that Wiltshire roads are a hotspot for paranormal sightings.
The county has had a total of 59 reports of ghostly sightings, beating any other English county.
Famed for its history and ancient landmarks, Wiltshire reports included sightings of a tall man in a long coat along the A4 and a figure walking through the streets of the village All Cannings.
If you follow the road that leads from Bowerchalke towards neighbouring village Woodminton you'll be driving on the same road where sightings of headless horses have been reported galloping in the fields.
Rumours of fierce fighting can also be heard as the area is thought to have been the site of a battle between Roman legionnaires and the Britons.
Salisbury, in the south of the county, has two recorded sightings including the phantom of a highwayman who haunts the A30 and a ghostly horse who would gallop on the A345.
“We have probably all felt that shiver down our spine when driving through remote county roads and that sense of fear may not be misplaced," said Dorry Potter, car and scrappage expert at National Scrap Car.
"With a rich history across our nation, there are plenty of local ghostly tales dating back hundreds of years.
"Our chilling research has revealed that the South is home to the scariest roadside sightings, so perhaps thrill seekers may want to venture there on a spooky road trip for a haunting Halloween outing."
Yorkshire, famous for its ghosts, ranked second to Wiltshire with 54 reports of paranormal activity on the roads, and it was Wiltshire's neighbouring county of Dorset which ranked third, with 52 sightings.
"The village of Bowerchalke, situated at the crossroads where Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset meet, has the highest concentration of sightings with the local story of Kit’s Grave unsettling travellers in the area," said a spokesperson for National Scrap Car.
"The woman only known as Kit is thought to be buried at the crossroads to the south of the village after drowning herself in a well nearby.
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