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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Catherine's Well (Sugnall) Alternative Name: Holy WellCountry: England
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County: Staffordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Stafford Nearest Village: Sugnall
Map Ref: SJ798306
Latitude: 52.872490N Longitude: 2.301549W
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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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Staffordshire
In Sugnall Park, on the edge of Bigwood, is a Holy or St. Catherine’s Well. The well is unmarked on the current O/S and only as W on earlier editions, where the dedication originated is unclear but it is known as such in the village and in Stafford County Archives. The well is source of a small brook which flows to fill Cop Mere. It is covered by small square sandstone well house with pyramidal roof. The roof was said to have been surmounted by cross of which only base remains, but there does not appear to be any evidence of breakage. The well looks like an ‘improvement’ made when the estate was developed in the 1700s with a Gothic boathouse and walled garden. The well is thought to date from 1770 when a temple was constructed in the park. It has been given a grade II listing. To find it turn left (signposted Sugnall walled garden) from the village, after passing the walled garden, just before Ginger Lane, there is a small ornate gate in the left hand side of the wood. This is a permissive path through the woods (as such it may be closed in the future) and the well is soon seen on the left hand side a few yards from this entrance.
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