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<< Text Pages >> Standish Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Lancashire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 29 March 2004  Page Views: 8413

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Standish Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Lancashire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Standish
Map Ref: SD560100  Landranger Map Number: 108
Latitude: 53.584730N  Longitude: 2.666108W
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
3
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SD5510 : Box Junction at School Lane and Green Lane, Standish by Gary Rogers
by Gary Rogers
©2016(licence)
SD5510 : Green Lane, Standish by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2010(licence)
SD5609 : Wood Fold Primary School by Raymond Knapman
by Raymond Knapman
©2010(licence)
SD5609 : Green Lane, Standish by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2010(licence)
SD5610 : Dog & Partridge by David Dixon
by David Dixon
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 357m NE 49° Market Cross, Standish* Ancient Cross (SD5627210233)
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 9.1km ENE 65° Rivington Pike* Cairn (SD64311382)
 9.8km NE 42° Pikestones* Chambered Cairn (SD62691719)
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 10.5km W 272° Hob Cross (modern)* Ancient Cross (SD4553010514)
 10.5km ENE 77° Montcliffe Cairn (SD663123)
 10.5km NE 35° Black Coppice Chambered Cairn* Chambered Cairn (SD621186)
 10.5km ENE 76° Adam Hill* Cairn (SD663124)
 10.8km ENE 62° Winter Hill Cairn* Cairn (SD65581499)
 10.9km ENE 75° Burnt Edge* Stone Row / Alignment (SD666127)
 10.9km ENE 72° Holden's Farm Ring Cairn (SD665132)
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 11.3km NE 43° Round Loaf* Artificial Mound (SD638182)
 11.4km ENE 74° Sugarloaf Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SD66981304)
 11.7km ENE 69° Counting Hill Ringcairn* Ring Cairn (SD670140)
 11.8km N 350° Leyland Town Cross* Ancient Cross (SD5400221602)
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Re: Standish Well by Placeoddities on Friday, 03 January 2025
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Anyone know if there's any trace of this well? According to the pinned location, it's on the footprint of a house.
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