Crying Children of Farndon Bridge
Farndon, Cheshire 14th Century
“Farndon Bridge, spanning the River Dee, has borne witness to a haunting that has left locals and visitors alike with a chill.” Haunted Hosts
Farndon, a village in Cheshire on the River Dee, is home to a rather majestic bridge believed to date back to the medieval period. Supposedly built in 1339 by St Werburgh's Abbey in Chester, the bridge was used as a packhorse crossing serving traders and armies on the River Dee route. The bridge has stood tall and undisturbed through Civil War causalities and floods, and remains strong today. Originally the bridge had ten arches and a large gate tower on the fifth arch from the English side. The tower was sadly demolished to road level in 1770, and at some point two of the arches on the Welsh side also vanished.
Standing the test of time, however, leaves you very open for a haunting or two. Enter: the crying children of Farndon Bridge.
It has been reported that on stormy nights (of course), the cries of two young princes can be heard echoing underneath Farndon Bridge. Roger Mortimer, a powerful nobleman and marcher lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches, is supposedly responsible for the deaths of two young princes. Perhaps through his work with the Despensers, a group opposing Edward II?
It is said that Roger pushed the two princes into the River Dee, below Farndon Bridge. Supposedly, on stormy or windy nights, the cries of children can be heard in the depths of the water.
The two princes aren’t the only manifestations appearing at Farndon Bridge, however. A phantom coach with horses have been reported on the bridge with ghostly sounds of hooves and wheels… which makes sense given it’s purpose as a passageway between Wales and England.
Have you ever heard, or seen, anything weird at Farndon Bridge?
