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<< Our Photo Pages >> Griffy's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Leicestershire and Rutland

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Friday, 29 February 2008  Page Views: 5484

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Griffy's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.769 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Griffydam
Map Ref: SK4118
Latitude: 52.758059N  Longitude: 1.393911W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
2

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Griffy's Well submitted by HOLYWELL : Site in Leicestershire and Rutland England The Griffy well (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Leicestershire and Rutland

An odd site just along a path below the road. The name is supposed derived to a Griffin which lived beside the well. However, it is probably more likely to derive from an ancient landowner. The water arises in a square well chamber.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK4017 : Trackbed towards Lount by Richard Green
by Richard Green
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SK4017 : Stoney Lane level crossing by Richard Green
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SK4017 : Trackbed towards Pegg's Green by Richard Green
by Richard Green
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SK4018 : Former Railway by Andrew Tatlow
by Andrew Tatlow
©2006(licence)
SK4117 : The Beaumont Centre by Ian Calderwood
by Ian Calderwood
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