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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Saint Alkmund's Well Alternative Name: Holy well, St Alkmund's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.567 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Derbyshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Derby Nearest Village: Derby
Map Ref: SK35173703
Latitude: 52.929530N Longitude: 1.478249W
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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 |
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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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Derbyshire.
St. Alkmund’s Well is an amazing survival, an unexpected surprise in this built up part of Derby, twixt the multistorey block of flats and the houses.
Where other wells were filled in or even pumped, this has survived. It is dedicated to a Saxon saint, who died in 800 AD. His tomb located in church nearby (now demolished), and now in Derby museum. The water runs a quite a pace and two elderly locals who were pleasant surprised to see my interest said it tasted very good. Traditionally dressed, which was restarted in 1870s, and continued infrequently until 1993. It has been vandalised but has recently been repaired.
This well is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 313289, which adds: "Mentioned in a 14th century charter. A natural spring with modern surrounding wall."
The well is also featured on The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) - see their entry for St. Alkmund’s Well, Derby, Derbyshire, which gives directions for finding this site, a brief archaeology & history, a recent photograph and local folklore. TNA adds: "The well is below ground level with four steps to its water which flows with some force into an oval basin. A stone carving states its name. The plaque reads: 'Until the area was built up from 1814, the well was in a rural setting, part of St Helen's Park. The stone niche surrounding the well was built by the Rev Henry Cantrell in the early 18th century'", adding: "Cox (1875–9) records that a vicar of S. Werburgh’s was cured of his low consumption, after constantly drinking its water."
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