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<< Our Photo Pages >> Holy Well (Todmorden) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Yorkshire (West)

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 15 November 2017  Page Views: 2781

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Todmorden)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.018 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Todmorden
Map Ref: SD9339324411
Latitude: 53.716070N  Longitude: 2.101589W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Holy Well (Todmorden)
Holy Well (Todmorden) submitted by Nicecupoft : Holy well April 2020) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (West)

Sited just to the east of Sigget Lane, off Doghouse Lane in Todmorden, this holy well is recorded on The Northern Antiquarian's entry for Holy Well, Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

TNA give directions for finding this site, together with a brief archaeology & history and local folklore. TNA say: "This long-lost sacred well originally emerged a little bit further up the hill from where it is today.  Almost nothing is known about it.  Seemingly first highlighted in 1852, my first “discovery” of the place came as a result of going through some local old maps I’d had the fortune of obtaining.  In Victorian days when the site was much more prominent, the old road that took you into the woods was called Holy Well Lane.  Now, its memory has been subdued, and the old road is known simply as ‘Well Lane.’"

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SD9324 : Todmorden Cricket Club - Pavilion by BatAndBall
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SD9324 : Todmorden Cricket Club - Burnley Road by Betty Longbottom
by Betty Longbottom
©2007(licence)
SD9324 : Todmorden - former Christ Church by Dave Bevis
by Dave Bevis
©2012(licence)
SD9324 : Christ Church, Todmorden by Alexander P Kapp
by Alexander P Kapp
©2008(licence)
SD9324 : Todmorden - steps to east of Christ Church by Dave Bevis
by Dave Bevis
©2012(licence)

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Re: Holy Well (Todmorden) by Nicecupoft on Sunday, 12 April 2020
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PV8X+C9 Todmorden

The site around centre vale park now has a couple of visitor information boards, the site is now well marked and easy to locate
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