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<< Our Photo Pages >> Little John's Well (Hampole) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Yorkshire (South)

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Friday, 13 November 2020  Page Views: 14216

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Little John's Well (Hampole) Alternative Name: Johnnie's Well, Johnny's Well
Country: England County: Yorkshire (South) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Doncaster  Nearest Village: Hampole
Map Ref: SE4988810873
Latitude: 53.592069N  Longitude: 1.247765W
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
 3 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
0No data.
 3 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 15th Jan 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Little John's Well, Hampole: Please note, when I say disabled access - the site is visible (just) from the road, but there are a few steps up the brambled covered slope (not enough to say 'short walk on a footpath' because there is none). For what seemed to be like a country area with a few little villages around, there was an endless stream of traffic, including huge lorries, but then I guess there is a huge quarry immediately adjacent to this site, plus it sits by the side of the A638, a main road into Doncaster. With parked on the wide entrance to Hazel Lane (made so because the huge lorries need to be able to swing round) and walked round the corner to the A638 and found the well hidden behind a large clump of brambles. Not having expected to come here (it wasn’t far off the route and we had half an hour to kill) I wasn’t dressed for clambering up slippery, bramble covered slopes (being attired in long skirt and shoes for scattering my step father’s ashes), but with the help of my husband, I made it up the short slope anyway. There was a further stone structure higher up the slope, and from the Pastscape entry, this appears to be the main spring, which feeds into the well trough below. There were also stone facings higher up the hill, but Andrew said these were more likely to be there to support the slope. From reading the Pastscape entry this morning, these stone may have been part of the enclosure for the well.

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Andy B : Someone having a cool drink from Little John's Well as it was in Edwardian times. Photo contributed by Lee Turnbull who writes: I collect old photographs and in particular Victorian and Edwardian photographs. Yesterday an album arrived on my mat dating from the Edwardian era. I know very little about the album they came in, other than they came from an estate clearance in Wiltshire. It... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Little John's Well is a short distance from the famed Robin Hood's Well at Skelbrooke, South Yorkshire. It once filled a trough flowing from a rock. The site is now dry, the water having been diverted to some nearby lakes and looks rather forlorn.

It was once engraved with the outlaws' name but is now derelict but I could not trace it. Above the well was a site called Little John's Cave but this appears to have been filled in if I found the correct site.

This well is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 54253 whichs says: "Little John's Well is a spring, and the point of issue is marked by a vertical stone slab. There are other, recumbent, stones nearby which suggest that it may at one time have been enclosed whole or in part. The spring feeds into a stone trough a short distance down the slope; and this is inscribed 'Little John's Well'."

Note: The main photo has been sent in by Lee Turnbull who collects old photographs. He's kindly sent four from the Edwardian era showing Little John's Well in a much better state than it is now
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Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Creative Commons : Little John's Well. Located in woodland just off the A638 North of the road to Skelbrooke. Copyright Gerald England and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Andy B : An Edwardian period photo showing Little John's Well by the roadside. Photo contributed by Lee Turnbull who writes: I collect old photographs and in particular Victorian and Edwardian photographs. Yesterday an album arrived on my mat dating from the Edwardian era. I know very little about the album they came in, other than they came from an estate clearance in Wiltshire. It shows a fam... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Andy B : An Edwardian period photo captioned Little John's Cabin. Photo contributed by Lee Turnbull who writes: I collect old photographs and in particular Victorian and Edwardian photographs. Yesterday an album arrived on my mat dating from the Edwardian era. I know very little about the album they came in, other than they came from an estate clearance in Wiltshire. It shows a family holidayin... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Andy B : An Edwardian period photo of Little John's Well. Photo contributed by Lee Turnbull who writes: I collect old photographs and in particular Victorian and Edwardian photographs. Yesterday an album arrived on my mat dating from the Edwardian era. I know very little about the album they came in, other than they came from an estate clearance in Wiltshire. It shows a family holidaying in a ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Anne T : Crossing to the south side of the A638, looking over to the well, the well trough is located just behind the clump of brambles (marked by the arrow), with the site of the spring marked by an upright stone slightly higher up the slope.

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Anne T : According to Pastscape, this is the site of the spring, marked by this upright stone, which sits 5-6 metres higher up the slope from the well trough. We didn't see any inscriptions on it.

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Anne T : Standing on top of the brambles, looking into the well trough towards the bottom of the slope. It did look rather like a modern day cist, although the hole where the water pipe came in rather gave its true function away.

Little John's Well (Hampole)
Little John's Well (Hampole) submitted by Anne T : The well trough towards the bottom of the slope. It's barely visible through the brambles, although once spotted, the hole where the water pipe used to come through can be seen.

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Re: Little John's Well (Hampole) by Anonymous on Thursday, 06 July 2023
I have visited this site ,many times in my life , the first time in approx 1952 . I can recall water in the well and it being more intact . It has deteriorated over the years and the stone trough or well seems to have disappeared
During 1979 and 1994 I bought a bungalow at at Barnsdale Bar. , called the Paddocks, on the A639 at the junction with the A638, now the A1, at that time I owned a woodland where a church was to be found , now long gone. in history books I have read about Barnsdale Bar, this being a place that Robin Hood visited. regularity., to be continued, Brian Inman.
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Re: Little John's Well (Hampole) by Anonymous on Monday, 11 January 2016
Both maps show the well to be in the field to the south of the road, this is not the case. it is actually on the northern side of the road in the trees approximately 10 meters in from the verge......if you look at the first map it's location would be at the 3 O'clock position on the red circle. [Corrected, thanks]
I hope this helps someone

Brian J
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    Re: Little John's Well (Hampole) by Anonymous on Tuesday, 03 May 2016
    I can confirm that it's on the northern side of the A638 near the road up to Skelbrooke. When I was younger it was clearly visible and I think I remember it containing water like a spring, but now it seems to be covered over with soil etc. and its location is not so obvious. There is a rumour it was smashed up in an act of vandalism by someone from a nearby village. It's set into the piece of rising ground there not far from the roadside.
    BG
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      Re: Little John''s Well (Hampole) by Anonymous on Tuesday, 03 May 2016
      And everybody knows it as ''Johnnie''s Well''.

      BG
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      Re: Little John's Well (Hampole) by Anonymous on Tuesday, 03 May 2016
      And a P.S.
      Skelbrooke Church is said to be the place where Robin Hood married Matilda. ('Robin and Marion' was a medieval/Middle Ages maypole dance that was very popular which took over the connection). It's a short distance from Wentbridge, Barnsdale Bar and Saylis (Sayles Plantation) where RH was known to have operated and flourished.
      BG
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Re: Little John's Well (Hampole) by Anonymous on Tuesday, 19 March 2013
To whoever wrote this about 'Johnny's well,

I am interested in researching more about the history of South Elmsall & surrounding areas as it's the area in which I grew up in. I would also like to extend this research to include Pontefract where I now live. I have tried the museum in Pontefract to ask about a book that might have all such information, but they said no such book exists.

Around 2010 I spoke to a young doctorate, a lady, who said she was about to publish a book covering the history of these areas.

Can you advise on any such material?

Thank you.

AJ.
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