<< Our Photo Pages >> Ashwell - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Lincolnshire
Submitted by HOLYWELL on Monday, 10 January 2011 Page Views: 6101
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ashwell Alternative Name: EswellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.998 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Lincolnshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: KIRTON LINDSEY
Map Ref: SK936985
Latitude: 53.474918N Longitude: 0.591228W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Enclosed rather unromantically in a metal cage, the spring still flows through a predominantly concrete structure at some force. Local legend states that whosoever would drink its waters would have the desire to live there forever in the village. This I was unable to determine as the cage prevents the visitor from sampling its waters. It is mentioned in the manor records early in the sixteenth century but may be lot older, but any ash tree nearby has long gone.
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