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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Pancras WellCountry: England County: Lincolnshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Scampton
Map Ref: SK954785
Latitude: 53.294880N Longitude: 0.570151W
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Lincolnshire
Considering its associations probably had an ancient pre-Christian origin. A Roman villa was discovered in 1795 in a field south-east of the village. Amongst the considerable amount of Roman antiquities were discovered remains in stone coffins placed east-west. This suggests a Christian burial either at the time of the villa or rather upon its remains. This suggests that a chapel was placed here and that this was likely to be dedicated to St Pancras. Local traditions suggests that there was a well dedicated to the saint nearby which existed certainly in the twelfth century. The spring was said to be a chalybeate spring one but is now lost. The site is marked on the first OS as site of, nothing now remains but a reservoir is located nearby.
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