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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Hic-bibi WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.119 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Lancashire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Standish Nearest Village: Coppull
Map Ref: SD56331208 Landranger Map Number: 108
Latitude: 53.603452N Longitude: 2.661415W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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WiganArchSoc visited on 27th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The Hic Bibi headstone was erected in 1997 by CREWS - Campaign for the Restoration of the Wells of Standish after receiving funds from such groups as the Wigan Archaeological Society. It marks the spot n an ancient and locally celebrated well which was seemingly destroyed by sand quarrying, though the spring seems to have surfaced again near by. There is a legend that Oliver Cromwell stopped to drink from the well a he chased the Scots though Wigan after the battle of Preston.
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