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St Chad's Well, Chadkirk

Old or holy well
St Chad's Well, Chadkirk
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St Chad's Well, Chadkirk is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
St Chad's Well is associated with St Chad, a 7th-century Northumbrian saint and bishop, traditionally linked to the spread of Christianity in the Midlands and northern England. The well's name suggests a local tradition of pilgrimage and healing, common at sites dedicated to St Chad, though specific cures or rituals connected to this well are not widely documented.

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Photo: Gethin Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0