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The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is a ghost that reportedly haunts Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. It became one of the most famous hauntings in the United Kingdom when photographers from Country Life magazine claimed to have captured its image. The "Brown Lady" is so named because of the brown brocade dress it is claimed she wears.
Aerial view of Raynham Hall. Raynham Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England.For nearly 400 years it has been the seat of the Townshend family. The hall gave its name to the five estate villages, known as The Raynhams, and is reported to be haunted, providing the scene for possibly the most famous ghost photo of all time, the famous Brown Lady descending the staircase.
Dorothy Townshend, Viscountess Townshend (née Walpole), was an English aristocrat, born on 18 September 1686 at Houghton Hall. She was the thirteenth child born to Robert Walpole and Mary Burwell. Sometime before 25 July 1713, she married [ 1 ] Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend , and became his second wife.
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The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is a folklore legend that describes a ghost that reportedly haunts Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. Mercy Brown is a folklore legend based on the exhumation of a young woman from Exeter, Rhode Island , who died from tuberculosis .
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The youngest Brown son claimed to have met her while on a trip to the lower 48 states, however, there is some speculation about whether their encounter was real or staged.
Rumours suggest that her later husband, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend may have either killed her or faked her funeral and hid her away at Raynham Hall. This rumour is based on the alleged infidelity of Dorothy during their marriage. [10] She is also rumoured to haunt Raynham, known as the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall.