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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lady well (Headon)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.68 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Nottinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Retford Nearest Village: Headon
Map Ref: SK7483877954
Latitude: 53.293272N Longitude: 0.878703W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Nottinghamshire
Probably the most attractive and well known surviving ancient well in the county. A clean spring arises in a rock lined chamber which is bricked around probably as a worn date suggests in the 1700s. The site is one of the only sites dressed, although probably not traditionally. The last time as shown was in the year 2000. The water of the well was also thought to be healing. It is easily found at the bottom of a sloping area enclosed by a copse just off the road near Ladywell rise.
Update January 2018: The Northern Antquarian (TNA) also features a page for this well - see their entry for Lady Well, Headon, Nottinghamshire, which gives directions for finding this well, together with photographs, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.
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