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Photo Pages: St Winifred's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Shropshire
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Submitted by Just3Days on Saturday, 23 September 2006 Page Views: 9142
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 Site Name: St Winifred's Well Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Oswestry Nearest Village: Woolston
Map Ref: SJ322244 Landranger Map Number: 126
Latitude: 52.812862N Longitude: 3.007358W
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Access:| 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. |
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St Winifred's well is a delight. Located in a small Shropshire village, it is claimed to be the location where St Winifred's body rested overnight in 1138 when being moved from North Wales to Shrewsbury, a long time after she died (for the second time!).
The construction dates from the late 15th Century, and is suggested to have been at done at the prompting of Margaret Beaufort, wife of Henry VII, who had the buildings around St Winefride's in North Wales rebuilt.
A timber construction now sits over the emergence of the spring, with a narrow step down to a recessed chamber, and then a couple lower bathing areas constructed of stone. There are drains at two levels; one assumes that the lower drains are more recent; the higher level would be for when pilgrims could come to bathe, perhaps.
It is a special spot, remote, homely, and arguably less intimidating that the presentation of its North Wales cousin.
Tight and considerate parking for at the most 2 cars, in a lane just off the main through road at Woolston, then follow the path to the right for a couple minutes, and the well housing becomes apparent. The site is owned, managed, and let out by the Landmark Trust as a holiday home, so please be respectful to the privacy of anyone staying there.
Note: There are two wells dedicated to this saint, the more famous being St Winefride's in North Wales; this well is in Shropshire. We are pleased to now have coverage of both wells.
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 St Winifred's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy
A beautiful clear stream runs from a spring under the small black and white timbered cottage and into two pools which can be dammed up to form bathing pools, before passing through a natural pond and off into nearby stream.
 St Winifred's Well submitted by Just3Days
The entirety of the chamber sitting under the housing; notice the niche, which one assumes must once have held a statue. See main entry for details.
 St Winifred's Well submitted by Just3Days
Looking into the chamber; notice the colour of the slabs - slippery algae. Also there is a dome of water emerging through the slabs in the foreground. See main entry for details.
 St Winifred's Well submitted by Just3Days
The main bathing area, with steps down into the pool from both sides. See main entry for details.
 St Winifred's Well submitted by Just3Days
The delightful timber housing for the well; a splendid spot, teeming with life. Taking a photo capturing the entirety of the well's presentation was difficult owing to the undergrowth. See main entry for details.
 St Winifred's Well submitted by Just3Days
Viewing into the main bathing pool through one of the drains. See main entry for details.
 St Winifred's Well submitted by Just3Days
Looking to the steps down, from inside the well house. See main entry for details.
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Re: St Winifred's Well (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Friday, 17 June 2005 | | Visited St. Winifred's Well at Holywell 15.06.2005, a moving experience. Thought you might like to know that it is not in England as you say but is most definitely in Wales. | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: St Winifred's Well (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Sunday, 04 June 2006 | | Been to the site but found it closed.. I asked a few questions and the curator denies that this culd have been a pagan well... does anybody else know different? I would love to know! | [ Reply to This ]
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Re: St Winifred's Well (Score: 1)
by ShropshireTraveller on Saturday, 23 September 2006
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I bathed my feet here yesterday - and even on a warm September day the water was painfully cold after a couple minutes. The bathing area is also very slippery, and given the variety of algae growing on the slabs, and the bug life, drinking the water, I think, is not recommended! I also spotted some shrimp like lifeforms in the water... not good to get in the gut I reckon! | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Saturday, 12 May 2007 | | The story of the monks from Shrewsbury moving the bones from Wales back to the abbey is used as a basis for the Brother Cadfael novel 'A Morbid Taste for Bones' by Ellis Peters. Its a good read and is a great way to compliment a trip to the site. | [ Reply to This ]
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by Anonymous on Friday, 06 February 2009 | | St Winifreds Well, what a load of rubbish I really hope people dont bathe in that water, its disgusting and stinks. That water is nothing but old LEAD mine run off water and should not be bathed in. Its full of things that will do you harm and the people who think its healing are idiots. Idiots now full of LEAD! Yes its LEAD mine water nothing else. |
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by Anonymous on Thursday, 10 June 2010 | | I used to stay here in the 1960's when it belonged to a colege friend. We tidied up the place and cleared out the chimney. Slept on the floor and could watch the birds fly pst through the holes in the floor. | [ Reply to This ]
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