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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Shorey Well (Burnley) Alternative Name: St Audrey's Well; Whitaker's Well; Whittaker's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.798 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Lancashire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Burnley
Map Ref: SD8424433069
Latitude: 53.793690N Longitude: 2.240661W
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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Lancashire
The Shorey Well is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 890197, which tells us the well measures 1.1m high and 1.8m long. It has a cupboard-like cavity of stonework and is reputed to have been the sole water supply when Burnley was a village clustering about the parish church, when it was known as St. Peter's hamlet.
The well is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1022619 which adds: "The well to which it belonged was on the east side of the River Brun, opposite Dawson Square; the structure there was renewed in 1736, and this portion was removed to this site probably c1881". HE adds this well forms a group with the Paulinus Cross and the base of the former market cross.
The well is also featured in The Northern Antiquarian's entry for the Shorey Well, Burnley, Lancashire, which includes a 1906 photograph of the well, together with a brief 'archaeology and history'.
The Journal of Antiquities also includes a mention of this well, together with a photograph, on their page for The Burnley Cross, Burnley, Lancashire - scroll down towards the bottom of this webpage, which includes a photograph.
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