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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Finn's Well (Haggate) Alternative Name: Finsley Well, Finsley Farm WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.8 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Lancashire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Nelson Nearest Village: Haggate
Map Ref: SD86713582
Latitude: 53.818485N Longitude: 2.203346W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Lancashire
The Journal of Antiquities features a page for Finn’s Well, Haggate, Lancashire, which includes directions for finding this rather forgotten well, together with a photograph, description and its history. The visitor today might be forgiven for thinking this was just part of a water hazard on Nelson Golf Course!
The Journal tells us "The well stands close to a former farm known as Finsley. It is roughly oval in shape and edged all round with stonework. It measures about 70 feet in circumference and 20 feet across. There are two inlets, one, the main inlet issues with a steady, constant flow of water, while another inlet is largely dry", adding: "The well has on more than one occassion been confused with St Helena’s Well, which was located about a quarter of a mile to the south-west, where a house called St Helena used to stand, near to an OS trig point. The trig point is number 54621. However, sadly there is nothing much to see of St Helen's Spring today.
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