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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Blackfordby SpringCountry: England County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Blackfordby
Map Ref: SK3217
Latitude: 52.749676N Longitude: 1.527363W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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. |
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Leicestershire and Rutland
Easily found beside the road in a small protected area recently improved is the ancient Blackfordby spring which gushes out at some force into a square well head.
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1.6km NE 43° Blackfordby Spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK331182)
7.3km ENE 58° Staunton Harold's ancient village* Ancient Village or Settlement (SK3822120860)
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9.2km NNE 14° Heath Wood, Ingleby* Artificial Mound (SK34222591)
10.3km NNW 346° St Ann's Well (Repton)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK29442699)
10.3km N 351° St Wystan's (Repton)* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SK30292717)
10.4km NNW 348° St Thomas' Well (Repton) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK29822713)
10.4km N 11° Anchor Church* Cave or Rock Shelter (SK3390827236)
10.6km NE 54° St Mary and St Hardulf (Breedon on the Hill)* Ancient Cross (SK4055723335)
10.6km NE 54° The Bulwarks (Breedon on the Hill)* Hillfort (SK406233)
11.3km E 84° Grace Dieu Priory Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SK433183)
11.4km NE 36° Kings Newton Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK38572629)
11.4km N 7° Round Hill Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SK33342832)
11.5km E 94° Whitwick Spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK435163)
11.6km WSW 246° Stone in Croxall Churchyard* Marker Stone (SK2140512127)
11.7km N 357° Findern Cursus Cursus (SK314287)
11.9km N 360° Findern Cursus Cursus (SK319289)
12.3km W 269° Catholme 01* Timber Circle (SK19621666)
12.4km W 271° Efflinch Cursus (SK19521724)
12.5km E 89° Swanimote Hill* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SK445172)
12.5km W 269° Catholme 02 Henge (SK19431670)
12.6km WNW 296° Holy Well (Tatenhill)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK20572236)
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