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St Helen's Well, Market Weighton

Old or holy well
St Helen's Well, Market Weighton
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St Helen's Well, Market Weighton is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
St Helen's Well is associated with St Helen, mother of the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine the Great, and is traditionally linked to healing and fertility rites. Holy wells dedicated to her often feature in folklore involving water drawn at dawn for curative purposes.

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Photo: Paul Glazzard · CC BY-SA 2.0