What is recorded here
St. Mary's Well, Clitheroe is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
St. Mary's Well, Clitheroe is associated with the veneration of the Virgin Mary and was historically visited for its supposed healing properties, particularly for ailments related to women's health. The well may have been a site of pilgrimage or local devotion, reflecting broader medieval traditions of Marian shrines in England.
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Places near here
Plaque on St Mary's WellOld or holy well · 45 yd
Parish Church of St Mary MagdaleneListed building · 156 yd
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School For Boys Old BuildingListed building · 165 yd
Statue named Dandy outside BoothsMonument or public art · 578 yd
Clitheroe Castle MuseumMuseum · 689 yd
Peg O' Nell's WellSpring · 1071 yd
Primrose Nature ReserveVisitor information · 1566 yd
Bellmanpark lime kilns and part of an associated tramway 180m north west of Bellman FarmScheduled monument · 1.1 mi
River Ribble Source to SeaVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Oak WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Crow HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Fulshaw WoodWood · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: Mike and Kirsty Grundy · CC BY-SA 2.0