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<< Our Photo Pages >> St. Helen's Well (North Cave) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Yorkshire (East)

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Thursday, 27 August 2009  Page Views: 7602

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Helen's Well (North Cave) Alternative Name: Quaker Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.599 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (East) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Hull  Nearest Village: North Cave
Map Ref: SE894326
Latitude: 53.782060N  Longitude: 0.644706W
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
4 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.
4 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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St. Helen's Well (North Cave)
St. Helen's Well (North Cave) submitted by HOLYWELL : Looking into the well of St Helen's (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (East)

This is one of a considerable number of wells dedicated to St. Helen in Yorkshire. This site is a delightful find tucked behind the Main Street of the village. It is reached by a little path through two gates which appears to be someone's private access but I have been reliably informed can be used. The spring arises in a stone lined chamber set at the base of a small mound reached by steps. Little is recorded of its history or properties other than it was apparently used by the Quakers who were very important in the village. Apparently local people would sweep spiders into the well when preparing for fairs which seems an odd thing to do!
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St. Helen's Well (North Cave)
St. Helen's Well (North Cave) submitted by HOLYWELL : St Helen or Quaker Well (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SE8932 : Fine house in Church Street by Chris
by Chris
©2012(licence)
SE8932 : The Black Swan at North Cave by Chris
by Chris
©2012(licence)
SE8932 : Tight  corner  in  North  Cave  B1230 by Martin Dawes
by Martin Dawes
©2019(licence)
SE8932 : East  Riding  of  Yorkshire  Constabulary  plaque by Martin Dawes
by Martin Dawes
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SE8932 : Shop and post office, North Cave by Pauline E
by Pauline E
©2015(licence)

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Re: St. Helen's Well (North Cave) by wysewoman on Thursday, 05 April 2012
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Hi there,

I visited this site a couple of weeks ago. I just wanted to say it is behind the house that has a name plaque on the front saying that it is the 'Quaker House'. The 2 gates you go through are to the left of this house, as you look at it.

Melissa
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