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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Peter's Well (Bakewell) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Thursday, 28 February 2008  Page Views: 6304

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Peter's Well (Bakewell) Alternative Name: Peat well Bacca's spring
Country: England County: Derbyshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bakewell
Map Ref: SK2209768025
Latitude: 53.208836N  Longitude: 1.670604W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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St Peter's Well (Bakewell)
St Peter's Well (Bakewell) submitted by HOLYWELL : Bakewell's holy well (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well in Derbyshire

In a local playground at the Matlock end of the town is a well said to be that which gave the settlement its name. Believed to be name after a local ancient leader Bacca. There is a broken trough beside the stone lined well head.
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St Peter's Well (Bakewell)
St Peter's Well (Bakewell) submitted by rogerkread : View of the old broken well head. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter's Well (Bakewell)
St Peter's Well (Bakewell) submitted by rogerkread : Closer view of the water feature. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Peter's Well (Bakewell)
St Peter's Well (Bakewell) submitted by rogerkread : Well head showing its attractive setting as of October 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK2268 : Rutland Recreation Ground, Bakewell by David Smith
by David Smith
©2017(licence)
SK2268 : Sponsor this flowerbed by Steve  Fareham
by Steve Fareham
©2015(licence)
SK2268 : Rutland Recreation Ground by Mick Garratt
by Mick Garratt
©2011(licence)
SK2267 : Junction of Wyedale Drive and Holywell, Bakewell by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2009(licence)
SK2268 : Cricket pavilion, Bakewell by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2009(licence)

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 647m NNW 333° Bath House Spring* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK218686)
 699m NW 309° Bakewell Churchyard* Ancient Cross (SK2154768458)
 1.3km NNE 33° Ball Cross* Hillfort (SK228691)
 1.6km ENE 73° Calton Pasture* Round Barrow(s) (SK236685)
 1.9km SSW 192° Haddon Fields Bowl Barrow 2* Round Barrow(s) (SK21726617)
 2.0km E 90° Calton Pasture II* Round Barrow(s) (SK24136805)
 2.7km SSW 193° Haddon Fields Bowl Barrow 1* Round Barrow(s) (SK21486535)
 2.8km SW 220° Cranes Fort* Hillfort (SK203659)
 2.9km NW 311° Sheepwash Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK199699)
 3.8km SSW 194° All Saints Church (Youlgreave)* Carving (SK21206437)
 4.4km SW 222° Bee Lowe Round Cairn (SK19166473)
 4.5km SW 235° Calling Low Dale* Cave or Rock Shelter (SK184654)
 4.8km WNW 293° Skinner's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SK177699)
 5.0km SSE 149° Stanton Moor Cairn T2* Round Cairn (SK247638)
 5.1km SSE 147° Stanton Moor 1* Stone Circle (SK249637)
 5.2km S 175° Harthill Cairn* Cairn (SK22556286)
 5.2km S 175° Nine Stones Cup Mark (Harthill) Rock Art (SK22546284)
 5.2km S 180° Castle Ring (Derbyshire)* Hillfort (SK221628)
 5.2km W 281° Sheldon 1 (Derbyshire)* Round Barrow(s) (SK16926898)
 5.3km SSE 149° The King (Stanton Moor)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SK24876347)
 5.3km SSE 149° Nine Ladies* Stone Circle (SK24916349)
 5.4km SSE 159° Andle Stone (Stanton Moor)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SK2403162993)
 5.4km WNW 283° Sheldon 2 (Derbyshire) Round Barrow(s) (SK16836925)
 5.4km S 176° Nine Stones Close* Stone Circle (SK2253762643)
 5.4km WSW 243° One Ash Shelter* Cave or Rock Shelter (SK17266559)
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Re: St Peter's Well (Bakewell) by stretchyboy on Sunday, 14 June 2020
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Google & osm put it here 53.20882, -1.67061 which is a fair way from the original https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=53.20882%2C-1.67061#map=19/53.20882/-1.67061

I am planning on going here but spotted the problem when trying to plan aroute
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