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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Fooden Spring Alternative Name: Fooden Spa, Fooden Hall Farm SpringCountry: England County: Lancashire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Barnoldswick Nearest Village: Bolton by Bowland
Map Ref: SD7993548892
Latitude: 53.935754N Longitude: 2.307112W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 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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| 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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Lancashire
Fooden Spring or Spa is located in a garden area a short walk south of Fooden Hall Farm, east of Scott Laithe Lane, and about 1 mile south-east of Bolton by Bowland. The River Ribble is a quarter of a mile to the south. [The Spring is on private land].
At the bottom of a tree-covered rocky outcrop a mineral spring issues from a crevice into a naturally formed rock ledge or basin. The water is usually fairly clear, cold and fresh. However, the spring is highly sulphurous, smelling rather like rotten eggs. But over hundreds of years local people have not been put off by that.
It has often been referred to as a medicinal healing spring and even a spa. The water has been known to aide fertility, general health and longevity. The inhabitants of Fooden Hall and Bolton Hall came here to partake of the mineral spring, often drinking great quantities and seemingly none the worse for it despite the horrid sulphur stink. Indeed, it is known that those who drank the water lived long lives. Bronze coins thrown into the water would turn silver after about a week.
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