Secluded & sheltered on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, UK, is Halsway Manor. Today, it is the home of The Halsway Manor Society, the only residential folk centre in the country. How this manor house came to be used this way, is in itself an extraordinary tale, but represents just a short chapter in the history of the manor, that started over a thousand years ago. Prior to 1066 the manor was part of the lands granted by Edward the Confessor to his wife Edith, however after William the Conqueror took the country the manor in 1086 was passed through to Roger de Courcelles. There have been around 37 different recorded owners of the manor, the most prominent being the Stradling family who owned the place from 1316 through to 1637. There have been pirates and farmers, wealthy owners and bishops. There were owners from places as far apart as America and Italy. The eastern end of the building dates from fifteen century with the western end as an addition in the nineteenth century. The blending of the various parts to make it look a pleasant unity, is a tribute to the skills and vision of the Victorian architect. In 1965, The Halsway Manor Society was set up to run the manor as a residential folk centre. Paranormal activity has been reported as far back as 1431, and include "a ghost which would pelt the unwary visitor with apples", believed to be Bishop Beaufor. Also the footsteps of a monk in the upper corridor have been heard by Miss Marden, former nurse and her housemaid. The White Lady was also seen to walk through the wall into the library and appeared by a small boy playing on the floor of the lounge.