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<< Text Pages >> Etta's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Thursday, 28 February 2008  Page Views: 4644

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Etta's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.796 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Derbyshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Etwall
Map Ref: SK2631
Latitude: 52.875846N  Longitude: 1.61514W
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.
4 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
2

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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Derbyshire

An ancient spring named after Etta an ancient land owner arises near the church under a substantial well house.
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Etta's Well
Etta's Well submitted by HOLYWELL : Etta's well with its large pitched roof during well dressing time. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK2630 : Westbound A50 by David Dixon
by David Dixon
©2014(licence)
SK2630 : A50 - half-mile to the A516 junction by Peter Whatley
by Peter Whatley
©2011(licence)
SK2630 : A50 Tunnel, near Etwall Derbyshire by Eamon Curry
by Eamon Curry
©2010(licence)
SK2630 : A50 bridge over Etwall Brook by Ian Calderwood
by Ian Calderwood
©2017(licence)
SK2531 : A50 at the A516 junction by Peter Whatley
by Peter Whatley
©2011(licence)

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