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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | On the far north end of Stapeley Hill, two springs close to each other emanate from the hillside, converging into one brook.
For centuries these springs were venerated, even as late as the 19th Century. On Holy Thursday, there would be a procession here, and the springs decorated and dressed. Ritual dropping of pins into the water, drinking of a brew made from water and sugar, and eating of cakes were observed. All this followed by a fair in Rorrington village itself.
Source: Stapeley Hill Historic Trails, a leaflet produced by both English Heritae and Shropshire County Council.
The springs now seem largely forgotten, with debris from farming surrounding, and the more southerly had parts of a decomposing sheep within it. Not a holy well I'd like to drink from. Nevertheless, a lovely remote feeling spot on midsummer solstice eve. |
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