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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Maiden's Well Alternative Name: Mary's WellCountry: England County: Staffordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Uttoxeter
Map Ref: SK09493264
Latitude: 52.891130N Longitude: 1.860394W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
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 |
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Holy Well in Staffordshire
The only healing well surviving in the town. Situated on the hill along High Wood road above the town and now enclosed in the front section of the garden of 21a Highwood Road (hence the 2 description - easy to get to but on private land). The spring arises in a roughly two feet wide circular well basin lined by old brickwork, although I could see no evidence of running water, the water is nevertheless clear and the well has a sandy bottom. A mesh cover has been placed over the well to prevent leaves fouling it and it is well looked after. Said to be curative and haunted by a ghost of a young women.It is thought that Rykenald Way or Maiden’s Way giving name to the well rather than the other way but I would think it was clearly very old and the two are related.
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