
What is recorded here
The National Monuments Record of Wales records St John's Well, Newton; Sandford's Well as Holy Well from the Medieval; Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St John's Well, also known as Sandford's Well, is associated with St John the Baptist and traditionally linked to healing rituals, particularly for skin ailments and general well-being. The well's name and medieval origins suggest it was a site of Christian pilgrimage and local folklore, common in the British Isles for its supposed curative spring waters.
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