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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Wizard's Well
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Wilmslow Nearest Village: Alderley Edge
Map Ref: SJ858778 Landranger Map Number: 118
Latitude: 53.296962N Longitude: 2.214511W
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Holy Well / Spring in Cheshire. The Wizard's Well can be found on the magical outcrop of Alderley Edge in Cheshire, famous for its legend of a band of warriors who reputedly lie sleeping in a chamber below ground, ready to awake in a time of crisis to save their country. The carving of the wizard and the inscription, which reads 'Drink of this and take thy fill for the water falls by the Wizhard's will', were reputedly created by local stone mason Robert Garner, the great-great-grandfather of local author Alan Garner (famous for his book The Weirdstone of Brisingamen) in the 19th century.

The spring itself is undoubtedly much earlier and is perhaps one of the reasons why the area was settled as early as the Neolithic period.

The well is easily accessed by parking in the small lay-by on the Macclesfield Road (rather than the main National Trust carpark) at SJ855778. From the layby, a short walk down the footpath will bring you to Castle Rock where a Neolithic settlement was discovered in the early 20th century. Turn left and follow the path down hill and you will soon come to the Wizard's Well.

Other sites of interest on the Edge include the Bronze Age copper Mines, the Armada Beacon constructed on top of a Bronze Age barrow, the Golden Stone and the Druid's Circle, a relatively modern folly also reputedly created by Robert Garner.
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SJ8577 : Alderley Edge service reservoir by Stephen Craven — by Stephen Craven
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SJ8577 : Armada Beacon by Dave Dunford — by Dave Dunford
©2009(licence)

SJ8577 : View from the site of the Armada Beacon, Alderley Edge by habiloid — by habiloid
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SJ8577 : Alderley Edge in the spring by John H Darch — by John H Darch
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SJ8577 : Armada Beacon by K A — by K A
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100m S 180° Armada Beacon* Round Barrow(s) (SJ858777)
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360m ESE 124° Golden Stone (Alderley Edge)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SJ861776)
360m ESE 124° Engine Vein, Alderley Edge Copper Mines* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (SJ861776)
1.1km SSE 162° Great Merestone Marker Stone (SJ86137677)
1.7km ENE 69° Mottram St Andrew Mines Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (SJ874784)
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5.1km SSW 197° Capesthorne Hall (NE)* Round Barrow(s) (SJ843729)
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5.4km SSW 194° Capesthorne Hall (SE)* Round Barrow(s) (SJ845726)
5.8km SSE 150° New Farm, Henbury* Stone Circle (SJ887728)
6.0km ESE 123° Macclesfield Cemetery* Round Barrow(s) (SJ908745)
6.0km SSE 164° Bearhurst Farm* Round Barrow(s) (SJ874720)
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