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Submitted by HOLYWELL on Wednesday, 26 March 2008 Page Views: 9470

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Little John's Well (Hathersage)
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Hathersage
Map Ref: SK266794
Latitude: 53.310875N Longitude: 1.602237W
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

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

5 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.

3 Accuracy:

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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**Little John's Well (Hathersage)** submitted by HOLYWELL : The trough of Little John's well Hathersage (Vote or comment on this photo)

Found following the footpath to the left before the Longshaw cafe and out beyond the woods along the moorland path is this interesting well in Derbyshire.

It is unclear whether the well is very old or indeed associated with Little John (who is supposedly buried in the local church), but is a pleasant site. The surrounding area has been occupied since the Bronze age so it is tempting to think this well has been used since then!
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

SK2679 : Stone seat, Longshaw Estate by Richard Bird — by Richard Bird
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SK2679 : Stone steps on Longshaw Estate by Neil Theasby — by Neil Theasby
©2011(licence)

SK2679 : Walkers descending from the Duke's Seat by Chris Morgan — by Chris Morgan
©2019(licence)

SK2679 : Steps to Duke’s Seat by Graham Hogg — by Graham Hogg
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