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<< Our Photo Pages >> Newell Spring - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Lincolnshire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Friday, 22 February 2008  Page Views: 5078

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Newell Spring Alternative Name: Holy Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.317 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Lincolnshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Newell
Map Ref: TF3041770472
Latitude: 53.215309N  Longitude: 0.048358W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
5 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
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Newell Spring
Newell Spring submitted by HOLYWELL : The Newell Well at Greetham. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Lincolnshire

Just found below the road is the Newell an ancient spring which flows through some old brickwork to form a stream. The water from this spring was used until the 1800s for a strange custom called washing 'Molly Grime'. She is an effigy in the church and this was ceremonally washed by local women on Good Friday. The origin of the custom is unclear but it is suggestive of pagan practices. The term Molly Grime is used locally to describe a dirty faced child.
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TF3070 : Early morning mist SW of Greetham: aerial 2022 (1) by Simon Tomson
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TF3070 : Early morning mist SW of Greetham: aerial 2022 (2) by Simon Tomson
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TF3070 : View to Long Hedge Lane by Richard Croft
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Re: Newell Spring by emerald on Sunday, 16 January 2011
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Where is this site exactly, had a look last year but couldn't find it?? Any help gratefully received!
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