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St Anne's Well, Buxton

Old or holy well
St Anne's Well, Buxton
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St Anne's Well, Buxton is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
St Anne's Well in Buxton is associated with the veneration of St Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, and was historically visited for its supposed healing waters. The well reflects a broader tradition of holy wells in Christian Britain, where pilgrims sought cures for ailments through prayer and ritual.

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Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0