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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Peter's Well (York Minster) Alternative Name: Holy Well (York Minster)Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: York
Map Ref: SE60385219
Latitude: 53.962277N Longitude: 1.0812W
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 Yorkshire (North)
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) tells us about this well, now in the undercroft of York Minster but from which access has been closed off - see their entry for St. Peter’s Well, York Minster, North Yorkshire.
The TNA page includes an old photograph and an old sketch of the well, descriptions from 19th, 20th and 21st century reference materials and local folklore. TNA adds: "The well was even included in Murray’s Handbook to Yorkshire (1892) as being 'in the southwest corner of the Minster.' William Smith (1923) included the site in his fine survey, telling his readers that, 'The water is excellent in quality, which in measure, so chemists say, is due to the lime washed into it by the rain from the walls of the Minster. The water has for centuries been used for baptisms, and is so used today. The well has now for some years been covered with a pump'."
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