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<< Text Pages >> St Elphin's Well (Warrington) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cheshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 29 May 2007  Page Views: 9543

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Elphin's Well (Warrington)
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Warrington
Map Ref: SJ61698847
Latitude: 53.391666N  Longitude: 2.577528W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SJ6188 : St Elphin's Parish Church by Sue Adair
by Sue Adair
©2008(licence)
SJ6188 : Parish Church   Warrington by Brian Balfe
by Brian Balfe
©2009(licence)
SJ6188 : St. Elphin's church by Galatas
by Galatas
©2010(licence)
SJ6188 : St Elphins Park and Church in the background by Mike Lyne
by Mike Lyne
©2012(licence)
SJ6188 : St Elphin's Parish Church, Warrington by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2012(licence)

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Re: St Elphin's Well (Warrington) by Sunny100 on Thursday, 03 September 2020
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St Elphin was a Celtic saint from north Wales who was linked in folklore with Taliesin, the celebrated bard. The church and holy well in Warrington are named after him. I think this is the only dedication unless there's one hidden away somewhere in North Wales.
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