<< Our Photo Pages >> The Duck's Mouth - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Nottinghamshire
Submitted by HOLYWELL on Monday, 18 February 2008 Page Views: 5099
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: The Duck's MouthCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.281 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Nottinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Tuxford Nearest Village: Laxton
Map Ref: SK724667
Latitude: 53.192468N Longitude: 0.917826W
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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The Duck's Mouth is probably one of the strangest names from an ancient spring. Sadly it is not much to look at, looking like a field drain ( which is all that it is practically, hence the low rating, as I would think the original site had been destroyed as there is no sign of any ancient works.). Water trickles out constantly and is said to be very cold even in the summer by some local residents. It obviously has flowed out at some rate during other times of the year or in the past because a deep gully has been formed from it. The water itself is also believed to be medicinal. Does the name suggest some 'pagan' origin?
Laxton of course is famous for the open field system which survives only here. I would not make a special journey for the spring but there is enough to look at in the village ( church, motte and bailey, etc )
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