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Holy Wells Index - North Yorkshire

 

SAINT'S WELLS
Well Name

Location

O.S. Grid Ref.   
St Alkelda's Well Middleham SE 1239 8794
St Anne's Spring** Castle Howard (nr York) SE 7178 6918
St Anne's Well** Harrogate SE
St Cedd's Well Lastingham (North York Moors) SE 7290 9047
St Chad's Well Lastingham (North York Moors) SE 7294 9054
St Cuthbert's Well Scorton NZ 2507 0150
St Helen's Well Burnsall  SE 0287 6180
St Helen's Well Eshton (nr Gargrave) SD9308 5701
St Helen's Spring** North Stainley (nr Ripon) SE 2852 7546
St Helen's Well Kirkby Overblow (nr Harrogate) SE 3238 4920
St Helen's Well (site of) Walton (nr Wetherby) SE 4515 4580
St Helen's Spring** Sherburn (nr Scarborough) SE 9630 7595 (check St hilda's wold)
St Helen's Well* Littlethorpe (near Ripon) SE 3108 6901
St Helen's Well** Little Ribston (nr Harrogate) SE 3750 5173
St Helena's Well** Danby (North York Moors) NZ
St Hilda's Well Whitby Abbey NZ  9028 1124
St Hilda's Well** Aislaby (nr Whitby) NZ 843 086
St Hilda's Well Hinderwell (nr Whitby) NZ 7911 1706
Hilda Spring Hackness (nr Scarborough) SE 9714 9075
St John's Well (Sweet Spa)** Harrogate. SE
St John's Well, Mount Grace Priory (Osmotherley) SE 4492 9833
St John's Well** Moxby (nr York) SE 6049 6512
St John's Well** Stillington (nr York) SE 5833 6720
Lady Well (Fairy Pin Well) covered? Brayton (nr Selby) SE 5856 3041
Lady Well, (covered) Malton SE 7938 7169
Our Lady's Well Scarborough TA 051 892
Lady Keld Spring  Cropton SE 7562 8999
Lady Well Kirklington near Thornborough SE 3162 8143
Lady Well Threshfield SD 9980 6380
Lady Well York SE
Lady well** Pateley Bridge SE 1840 6745
Lady Well (buried)* Thirsk SE 4280 8235
St Lambert's Well Burneston SE 3089 8496
St Margaret's Well Burnsall SE 0297 6173
St Mary Magdelene's Well Spaunton (North York Moors) SE 7228 9041
St Michael's Well Well (nr Bedale) SE 2633 8176
St Mungo's Well** Copgrove (nr ripon) SE 3470 6378
St Mungo's/Magnus Well** Harrogate SE
St Oswald's/Chapel Well** Great Ayton SE 5669 1185
St Osyth's Well (site of ?) Richmond  
St Ovin's Well, Lastingham (North York Moors) SE 7296 9043
St Robert's Well** Knaresborough SE 3630 5647
St Robert's Well* Levisham (North York Moors) SE 8402 9029
St Simon's Well Caldbergh (nr Middleham) SE 0858 8492
St Swithin's Well Copt Hewick (nr Ripon) SE 3414 7134
St Thomas's Well (to check) Winton (nr Northallerton) SE4004 9650 
Wareholes Well Kirkby Overblow (nr Harrogate) SE 3132 4953
St Wilfrid's Well Ripon SE 3085 7102
     

 

HOLY WELLS  & FOLK WELLS

Well name

Location

O.S. Grid Ref.    
Adam's Ale** Brimham Rocks  SE 2048 6435
Abbey Well Hawsker (nr Whitby) NZ 9369 0689
Blind Keld Moxby (nr York) SE 6018 6497
Church Well Thornton in Craven SE 
Cawdkell Well (Cold Keld) (to check) Skelton NZ 6622 1790
Cold Keld Well (to check) Egton (North York Moors) NZ 8001 0688
Cropton Well Cropton (North York Moors) SE 7564 8898
Fairy well Harmby  SE 1242 8969
Fairy Pin Well (site of/buried?) Brayton (Selby) SE 5856 3041
Halikeld Well (to check) Stillington (nr York)  
Halikeld (to check) Liverton (North York Moors) NZ 7101 1649
Hallikeld Springs Melmerby (nr Ripon) SE 3428 7515
Halley Keld* Sawdon (nr Scarborough) SE 9387 8602
Holy Well (site of)** Giggleswick SE8088 6410
Holy Well Hildenley (nr Malton) SE 7408 7106
Holy Well** Whorlton (North York Moors) SE 4855 9885
Holy Well (St Helen's?)* Draughton (nr Skipton) SE 0270 5325
Holy Well (site of ? to check) Crathorne (nr Stokesley) NZ 4437 0761
Mab Well (to check) Egton(North York Moors) NZ 7935 0648
Nuns' Well** Arden (North York Moors) SE 5195 9082
Nun Well Arthington (nr Otley) SE 2916 4513
Old Man's Mouth West Ayton (nr Scarborough) SE 9849 8710
Old Wives Well Stape (North Yorks Moors) SE 7944 9406
Roan Well (chalyb - Rowan?) Hurst (nr Reeth) 0363 0301 (on old OS map)
Robin hood's well** Conistone/Kilnsey SD 9789 6576
Roman's/Catholic Well Cawthorne SE 7822 9056
Roseberry Well** (Odinsberg spring?) Roseberry Topping NZ 5796 1266
Sulphur Well Salton SE 7160 8006
Thruskeld (Thors well?) Hebden SE 0288 6277
The Wart Well** Almescliffe Crags SE
Wine Wife Well Sawley (near Ripon) SE 2320 6742
     
Still to sort    
Bank Well Gigleswick  
*Bathing Well?? Wath  SE 322 767
*Burble Well    
*Chapel well marigold hall  mary keld?
Claymore well   old os shows spr in farm yard
3 Crosses well Boulby  map shows pond by edge of field?
lady keld spring cropton footpath leads to it
Ebbing and flowing well    
*Eye well st mungos  saw a map with eye well near st  mungos 
Fairy pin well Brayton  
Hartleap well    
*Halikeld hill    
*Holy well Clifford  
Jennet well   NYms  
lady well lane boroughbridge  
*Mother shiptons well Knaresborough  
Newtondale Spring  NYms  
Robin Hoods Well Fountains Abbey  
*Robin hoods well Pately Bridge  
*Robin hoods well nym  
Robin hoods well Penhill  
Robin hoods well harrogate cold bath  
*Shrine well    
*sivienrood keld    
*Slavering baby well    
*Slavering sal ?  
Sulphur well bolton abbey  
Wishing well Castley  
white wells Ilkley moor  
*Wilfrey well    
* p26 st helens Wykham  
maiden spring  cleveland way  
st helens cottage ? borrowby  
Magerick well nym margaret? marigold?
     
     

* Indicates the page contains updated information since the publication of  'Yorkshire Holy Wells and Sacred Springs (YHWSS).
** Indicates that this well did not appear in YHWSS.