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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Cuthbert's Well (Doveridge)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.962 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Derbyshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Uttoxeter Nearest Village: Doveridge
Map Ref: SK112342
Latitude: 52.905121N Longitude: 1.834926W
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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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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Derbyshire
Local historian Francis Redfern (1886) gives a full account:
“There has been an interesting antique well near the Dove, and known in the last century as St. Cuthbert's Well. After much trouble I think I am able to identify the site of the well at a grove of trees enclosed by a slightly raised circular vallum of earth with an outer ditch on the side of the hill betwixt Doveridge Hall and Church, and almost overlooking the mill house.”
The site of the well was in the park belonging to Doveridge Hall which was demolished in 1938. It was approximately half way between St. Cuthbert's Church and the River Dove. The site is on sloping ground to the west of the church and above the site of the old mill (demolished c.1971). Redfern (1886), states that the well was channeled away and when the drain was being made some stones were found which had the appearance of having been steps. Although there are still some indentations on the ground and there does appear to be a small slightly flattened area on the hill side but there is no well structure.
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