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St Winefride's Holy Well is a medieval and early modern sacred spring located at Holywell Farm in Cheshire. The well is associated with the cult of Saint Winefride, a seventh-century Welsh saint whose shrine at Holywell in Flintshire became one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in medieval Britain. The site at Holywell Farm represents a secondary focus of devotion to the saint, reflecting the widespread veneration of Winefride across the Welsh Marches and adjoining English territories. The physical remains typically comprise a stone-lined well structure, though detailed architectural documentation of this particular example remains limited in the wider scholarly literature.
St Winefride's Holy Well at Holywell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018702. View the official record →
St Winefride's Holy Well is a medieval and early modern sacred spring located at Holywell Farm in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018702.
St Winefride's Holy Well at Holywell Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018702.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 140m east of Long Lane (4.5 km), Grafton deserted medieval village and ornamental moat (4.7 km), Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Winefride's Holy Well at Holywell Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Winefride's Holy Well at Holywell Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.