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<< Text Pages >> St Francis's Well (Conisborough) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Yorkshire (South)

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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:
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5
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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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