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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Cuthbert's Well (Bellingham) Alternative Name: Cuddy's WellCountry: England
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County: Northumberland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Bellingham
Map Ref: NY837833 Landranger Map Number: 80
Latitude: 55.143778N Longitude: 2.25726W
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Anne T visited on 25th May 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Cuddy's Well (St. Cuthbert's Well, Bellingham): Parking in a small layby at NY 83833 83303, just opposite Manchester Square side road, we headed off to the church. The church was open, so we popped in to have a look. It looked relatively modern, but a plan hooked on the wall told us the sanctuary and chancel dated from the 13th century. Research this afternoon on British Listed Buildings said the church was extensively remodelled in 1609 and bell cote added in 1865. The stone barrelled roof was certainly interesting.
There was a marked grave ‘the lang pack’ in the churchyard, which the ‘A Church Near You’ website says is “the 'Long Pack' grave of a would be house-breaker who was killed by the butler of the house he was trying to rob.”
The well was mentioned briefly on the wooden plaque containing points of interest. To find this, we needed to go out of the church, walk south by the Black Bull, then turn right along the Pennine Way, following the eastern external wall of the churchyard. The path narrowed between two stone walls, but turning round a corner we encountered shallow steps leading down a bank, and there was the well at the bottom. We could hear water gushing from half way down the steps. The water rushed through the grill into the pool below, foaming up with the pressure. I did taste the water; it was fresh, but had no specific taste of any mineral.
On the eastern side of the current well structure there was another hole in the stone, and looked as if at some point either another spout came through, or the current spout had been moved.
Walking back up to the car, we noticed signs for the well and riverside walks from the main square (Manchester Square) in the town, which could be used for disabled access. I didn’t realise until I looked at UK Grid Reference Finder how close we had been to the North Tyne River, as the view was blocked by a very overgrown part of the cemetery.
Today, the water is contained in a picturesque Georgian pant with it’s ever flowing spout directing the water down through a grill and away to the River Tyne. The upright pant was considered a vast improvement over the older dipping well provided water pressure justified building one.
The water is still used in the church for baptisms. The locals affectionately refer to their wee pant as “Cuddy’s Well”.
The grass path between the stone walls behind the pant leads to steep steps up to St Cuthbert’s Church which is on the main road through Bellingham.
For further information, see Pastscape Monument No. 17143 which says that the present stonework probably dates from the Georgian period and "Reginald of Durham, writing c1140, describes a miracle worked by St Cuthbert at the church at Bellingham. The miracle, which seems to have occurred a little before Reginald wrote, concerns the healing power of the water from St Cuthbert's Well which is still outside the churchyard wall."
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