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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hall Well (Irthington) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cumbria

Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 24 August 2017  Page Views: 1524

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Hall Well (Irthington) Alternative Name: How Well; Ha' Well; Helly Well; St. Cuthbert's Well (Irthington)
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Carlisle  Nearest Village: Irthington
Map Ref: NY4992361627
Latitude: 54.946770N  Longitude: 2.783319W
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
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5 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
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Anne T visited on 20th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Hall Well, Irthington: From Walton we made our way over to Irthington – not a planned visit, but because I saw the holy well and 2 mottes in close proximity in this village. This small village (too large to be called a hamlet, but too small to be a good sized village) is obviously old. It’s not that far from Carlisle Airport and stands on the line of Stanegate and is also close to the line of Hadrian’s Wall. Being armed with the OS map and a GPS, we went in search of the holy well first (passing by the first motte as we’d look for somewhere to park on the way back). According to the OS map the well lies not far outside the south-eastern wall of the church yard. Walking through the churchyard, this area is covered in brambles, nettles and shrubs, but we found some steps leading through the wall and onto the grassy area beyond. At the grid reference above there are some reeds and shrubs sitting in a boggy area. Peering over the fence into the garden of the house sitting immediately to the south, a stream suddenly appears out of the ground and rushes through the garden and is piped under the road, presumably to the modern water pumping station opposite. Nothing exists of any well housing (that we could see) and I’ve emailed the vicar through the ‘A Church Near You’ website. Just down the road is one of the mottes. Note: the grid reference given by Pastscape indicates the site of the well is around the steps from the churchyard.

Hall Well (Irthington)
Hall Well (Irthington) submitted by Anne T : At the southern end of this small grassy area is a boggy area. Just underneath the wooden fence into the neighbouring garden a stream appears from under the bank. This stream has a good flow of water. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Cumbria

This holy well/natural spring is marked on the OS map as 'Hall Well', although it is described on Pastscape Monument No. 11583 as being either St. Cuthbert's Well, How Well, Ha' Well or Helly Well.

The grid reference given shows the well to sit next to the steps leading from St. Kentigern's church yard at its south eastern end. All that appears to remain are the steps and a boggy patch of ground. Where the grassy area disappears underneath a wooden fence into a recently created garden, a stream with a good flow of water, emerges from the ground, apparently from nowhere. The stream runs through the garden of the house, disappears under the road, presumably piped to the modern water pumping system opposite.

At the time of submission, the Historic England site was down, so I will post the listing link here when it is available. In the meantime, I have emailed the vicar of the church to see if they know the exact location of the well.

Just down the road is Irthington Motte.

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Hall Well (Irthington)
Hall Well (Irthington) submitted by Anne T : On the opposite side of the fence, the stream can be seen emerging from the bank immediately under the fence. Where the natural spring emerges from, I'm trying to find out. A curious spot in a very old village on the line of Stanegate and near Hadrian's Wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hall Well (Irthington)
Hall Well (Irthington) submitted by Anne T : The grid reference for this well is just south of these steps leading from St. Kentigern's church yard (south eastern end) which leads to a small grassy area between the church yard wall and a lane leading to Irthington Motte and beyond. Presumably these steps originally gave access to the well? I've emailed the vicar to see if they know the precise location of the well house (of which nothing s... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NY4961 : St. Kentigern's Church by David Brown
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NY4961 : The church at Irthington. by John Holmes
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NY4961 : Parish Church of St Kentigern, Irthington - July 2016 (1) by The Carlisle Kid
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NY4961 : Parish Church of St Kentigern, Irthington - July 2016 (2) by The Carlisle Kid
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NY4961 : St Kentigern church, Irthington by Bob Embleton
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