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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well of St John the Baptist Alternative Name: St John’s Church Holy WellCountry: England
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County: Cumbria Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Keswick Nearest Village: St John’s in the Vale
Map Ref: NY30622245
Latitude: 54.592453N Longitude: 3.075244W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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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St John’s Church stands next to the ‘Old Corpse Road’ at St John’s in the Vale, on the slopes of the Helvellyn Range. The well is outside the church. Its waters are said to come from a ‘healing spring’.
The present church dates from 1845 with parts of the older buildings incorporated in the newer building. The earliest reference to a church here is from 1554.
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