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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Francis''s Well (Conisborough) Alternative Name: Town Well (Conisborough)Country: England County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Conisborough
Map Ref: SK51179881
Latitude: 53.483529N Longitude: 1.230367W
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 Yorkshire (South)
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for this holy well - see their entry for St Francis’ Well, Conisborough, South Yorkshire, which gives directions for finding this well together with a description and local folklore.
The well is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 318750. A 1918 reference says: "he town well at Conisborough is covered by a building very mediaeval-looking. In time of drought a saint named Francis is said to have struck the rock with his rod and water gushed out", adding from 1953 a report which says: "This well is covered by a rectangular stone building 2.6 m. long x 2.0 m. wide x 3.0 m. high. A small square window [?] on the SW side has been bricked up. Date of well and date of erection of building not ascertained during field investigation."
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