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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Helen's Well (Stainland) Alternative Name: St Elyn's Well (Helen Hill Farm)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.175 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ripponden Nearest Village: Stainland
Map Ref: SE088188
Latitude: 53.665609N Longitude: 1.868295W
Condition:
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| 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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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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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The well is still there today. It is a rectangular stone structure with a large cistern containing three seperate compartments (basins) for the use of pilgrims. The water is still flowing into each basin with what has been described as "ever-flowing, copious amounts of cold and clear water as a curative for various ailments of the body" according to J.A.Heginbottom in his 'Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, 1989". The well was also mentioned in 'Source - The Holy Wells Journal (first series) issue no 3 by Tristan-Gray Hulse.
[Please note:- the well is on private land at Helen Hill Farm].
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