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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Watnall)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 6.642 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Nottinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Nottingham
Map Ref: SK499456 Landranger Map Number: 129
Latitude: 53.005398N Longitude: 1.257821W
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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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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Holy Well / Spring in Nottinghamshire
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for this holy well, which is a 'stone's throw from Ikea' - see their entry for Holy Well, Watnall, Nottinghamshire, which gives directions for finding this well, together with photographs and a brief archaeology & history.
TNA say: "A plaque near the well’s entrance has a local piece of folklore recorded. This relates that a local boy who lived opposite was very ill and bedridden. A local priest called for water to be drawn for the boy from the well. This was done and the boy became well. Interestingly it’s the only legend of this type—one which records a cure—in all the Nottinghamshire holy wells."
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