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<< Our Photo Pages >> Waxwell - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Greater London

Submitted by DavidCWoods on Monday, 04 October 2004  Page Views: 9700

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Waxwell Alternative Name: Wakeswell, Waecc's Spring
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.081 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Greater London Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Harrow  Nearest Village: Pinner
Map Ref: TQ118905
Latitude: 51.602253N  Longitude: 0.387124W
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.
3 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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Waxwell submitted by DavidCWoods : A bit of a surprise to find a well like this in Greater London. Pinner has some very old building around the church, but the well is some way from the centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in north-west of Greater London.

On the junction of Waxwell Road and Uxbridge Road in Pinner. The well has a nice housing, and explanatory notice, but has been sealed and is dry. It is to be found on a wide grass verge in a suburban street, although the village of Pinner is obviously very old and many of the buildings reflect this.

The notice, courtesy of Harrow Heritage Trust, tells us that the name was first recorded in 1274 as Wakeswell, thought to mean "Waecc's Spring". Until the mid 19th C the well was the most important source of water in Pinner village and reputed to have healing properties.
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Waxwell
Waxwell submitted by DavidCWoods : The well is unfortunately dry, but is kept in good repair. A few steps can be seen leading down to where the water should be ! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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TQ1190 : Waxwell Lane bus stop on Uxbridge Road by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
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TQ1190 : Pinner - Poplar Close by Peter Whatley
by Peter Whatley
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TQ1190 : Brook south of Uxbridge Road by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
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TQ1190 : Montesole allotments by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
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TQ1190 : Montesole Playing Fields at Pinner Green by Marathon
by Marathon
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Re: Waxwell by coldrum on Sunday, 11 April 2010
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