evil spirits of sussex

Demons in sussex

Well, i've been hunting for evidence of the pagan concept 

lingering in my county of residence.

If people have a long standing fear of demons and witchcraft

which would qualify.

Here's an interesting one that i came across.

The Cuckfield hoard.

During restoration in the attic of a house in Church Street,

old floorboards, which were riddled with woodworm, were pulled up 

and an assortment of items were found.
Clothes, toys and other items dating from Victorian times back to the 1700s.
Experts believe that the idea of placing them there could have been
to trick evil forces, spirits, demons, into believing that
these items, which had been used or worn, were the house's inhabitants.
11 loose shoes, not pairs, decided to date from 1860-1914,
a man's leather hat a child's dress,  a doll's arm,
A set of building bricks, an exercise book,a couple of jars,
 railway timetables, a cigarette packet
In fact several generations worth of material.
And a latchet tie shoe from 1800,

The idea of burying items on thresholds
 to protect doorways is an old one.
Clearly here maybe the threat could come from above....
Or perhaps the inhabitants had heard unexplained noises in their attic?
It has also been suggested that empty jars are used to collect
any spirits, which might drop in, and trap them.