The Holy Well at St Mary the Virgin, Thornton-in-Craven

The Holy Well at St Mary the Virgin, Thornton-in-Craven is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.

Linked to St Mary the Virgin, the holy well is traditionally associated with healing and fertility, with pilgrims historically visiting to drink from or bathe in its waters. Little specific folklore survives, but such wells dedicated to the Virgin Mary were often sites of Marian devotion and local votive offerings in medieval England.