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St. Helen’s Well, Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire
Holy Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – SD 370 960 Archaeology & History In Rob Wilson’s (1991) study on the saints and wells of South Yorkshire, he mentions this site which, it would seem, may have been lost to history. … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, South
Tagged animism, Chapeltown, christianity, Ecclesfield, England, english heritage, hagiography, healing, Holy Wells, paganism, rotherham, sacred sites, saints, sheffield, South Yorkshire, St. Helen, Thorpe Hesley, water, Wentowrth, worship
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St. Mary’s Well, Wallingwells, Nottinghamshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SK 572 840 Archaeology & History First mentioned in Pipe Rolls and referred to by the founder of Wallingwells Benedictine Priory (founded around 1150 CE) as ‘juxta fonts et rivum fontium’, the site Wallingwell … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Nottinghamshire
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carlton in Lindrick, christianity, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, hagiography, hagiology, healing, healing wells, Holy Wells, https://insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.wordpress.com/, medieval history, Nottinghamshire, Pixyledpublications, sacred sites, saints, St. Mary, water, Woodsetts, Worksop
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St Helen’s Well, Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SK 932 911 Also Known as: Seven Springs Getting Here From the village lane at the east end of Brook Street, take the footpath through the first gate and then over the stile into the … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Lincolnshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, english heritage, hagiography, hagiology, healing wells, Hemswell, Holy Wells, https://insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.wordpress.com/, hydromancy, legends, Lincolnshire, medieval history, Pixyledpublications, sacred sites, saints, St. Helen, water
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St. Canna’s Stone, Llangan, Carmarthenshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SN 1770 1874 Also Known as: Chair of St. Canna St Canna’s Chair Archaeology & History This once important healing stone that was moved a short distance (from grid reference SN 1775 1875 to SN … Continue reading
Posted in Carmarthenshire, Sacred Nature, Wales
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Carmarthenshire, curing, earth mysteries, folklore, goblins, hagiography, healing, heritage, Holy Wells, Iron Age, Llangan, megalithic, Megaliths, paganism, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, saints, St Canna, superstitions, Wales
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St. Helen’s Well, Eshton, North Yorkshire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 93096 56992 Also Known as: Helen’s Well Getting Here On the A65 road from Skipton to Gargrave, just at the eastern end of Gargrave, take the small Eshton Road running north over the … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, church, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Eshton, Flasby, folklore, Gargrave, hagiography, healing, medieval history, memaws, North Yorkshire, paganism, religion, sacred sites, saints, St. Helen, traditions, water, Winterburn
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St. Peter’s Cross, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SJ 879 452 Getting Here From the centre of Stoke head west onto Glebe Street and just a couple of hundred yards or so south of the town hall is the minster church of St … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses, Staffordshire
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, carved stones, christianity, churches, Crosses, folklore, hagiography, hagiology, medieval history, Mercia, Mercian, Petroglyphs, saints, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
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Peg o’ Nell’s Well, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Sacred Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 7355 4257 Also Known as: St. Margaret’s Well Getting Here The well is located in the grounds of Waddow Hall close by Brungerley Bridge, near Waddington, in the Ribble Valley. The hall is … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Wells, Lancashire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Clitheroe, elementals, english heritage, folklore, ghosts, hagiography, hagiology, Holy Wells, hydromancy, Lancashire, legends, medieval history, nature spirits, paganism, Ribble, sacred sites, sacred springs, Waddington, water
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Our Lady’s Well, Fernyhalgh, Preston, Lancashire
Holy Well: OS Grid Reference – SD 555 335 Getting Here The well can be reached along a narrow country lane to the east of the A6 road, some 3-4 miles north of Preston. Fernyhalgh is a tiny hamlet between … Continue reading
