<< Text Pages Norman Arch over Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Lancashire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Norman Arch over WellCountry: England County: Lancashire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Blackburn Nearest Village: Tockholes
Map Ref: SD6606023393
Latitude: 53.705853N Longitude: 2.515623W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Lancashire
Inscription says: The Norman Arch over this well was removed from Gerstane Hall, Tockholes and placed here in 1910 by the Revd A. T. Corfield, Vicar.
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