St Winefride's Well
United Kingdom /
Wales /
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B5121 Greenfield Road
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World / United Kingdom / Wales
chapel, interesting place, Grade I Listed (UK), water well
Grade I Listed Building
St Winefride's Well, surrounded by a Gothic chapel, is a holy well once thought to have miraculous healing powers. In about 660AD, according to legend, an enraged local chieftain beheaded the young Winefride after she spurned his advances, and a spring rose from the ground at the spot where her head fell. She was supposedly restored to life by her uncle, St Beuno, and the well has ever since been a place of pilgrimage.
The well is one of the so-called Seven Wonders of Wales, and gives its name to the town in which it is located, Holywell.
St Winefride's Well, surrounded by a Gothic chapel, is a holy well once thought to have miraculous healing powers. In about 660AD, according to legend, an enraged local chieftain beheaded the young Winefride after she spurned his advances, and a spring rose from the ground at the spot where her head fell. She was supposedly restored to life by her uncle, St Beuno, and the well has ever since been a place of pilgrimage.
The well is one of the so-called Seven Wonders of Wales, and gives its name to the town in which it is located, Holywell.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Winefride's_Well
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Coordinates: 53°16'37"N 3°13'24"W
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