Most towns and villages across the country will have their ghost stories, and those that make up Basildon Borough are no different.
 
With many of the older buildings in the Borough disappearing as the New Town grew a lot of the stories that surrounded them may have gone with them.

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Whether there is any truth to these tales or not, and if you believe them or not, these stories add a bit of colour to the history of the area.  They may even hint at true events that have become embellished over the years.