![]() The lane got its name during the 18 th century after a baker boy was brutally slaughtered on the path by a woodcutter – or at least, what many assume to be a woodcutter since they found an axe, dripping with gristle, poorly hidden behind a nearby tree. Its history is anything but quaint, however. ![]() Baker Boy LaneĪ completely unremarkable-looking path of dirt in Selsdon Wood, Baker Boy Lane’s name is unassuming maybe the kind of thing you expect Americans to call an example of quaint English naming conventions. Unfortunately, many of Croydon’s most well-known haunted locations have been demolished for private housing in the past few decades.Regardless, a handful of paranormal hotspots have managed to escape the destructive force of property development and can still be visited. It has been the site of Roman settlements, hosted horse races for Queen Elizabeth I, and was key to England’s industrial revolution and railway system.Īny borough with a history so colourful has its own fair share of ghost stories, and Croydon is no exception. ![]()
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