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<< Text Pages >> Wishing Well (nr Tatenhill) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Staffordshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Friday, 13 July 2007  Page Views: 5548

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Wishing Well (nr Tatenhill)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.494 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Staffordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Burton on Trent  Nearest Village: Tatenhill
Map Ref: SK19272346
Latitude: 52.808349N  Longitude: 1.715575W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 4
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Staffordshire

A wishing well, claimed to be a Mediaeval Holy Well.
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 1.7km SE 131° Holy Well (Tatenhill)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK20572236)
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Re: Wishing Well (nr Tatenhill) by TimPrevett on Wednesday, 05 September 2007
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This is SE of Knightley Park Cottage, in private estate land, off Callingwood Lane. Will need advance permission to visit.
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