A Holy Well C 150m S Of Bush Farm

• HER Number (PRN): 02838
• Site Name : A Holy Well C 150m S Of Bush Farm
• Monument Type:
  • Holy Well (Medieval to Post Medieval)
• Civil Parish:
  • Chetton , Bridgnorth, Shropshire
• Grid Reference: SO 6614 9029
• Brief Description: A holy well of medieval to post medieval date, last used in 1817.
• Description: Formerly a holy well, dedication unknown, waters were supposed to possess a healing virtue for cripples or weakly persons. Last person dipped 1817. Considerably overground (overgrown?) in 1893 <1>
  
  Wells are marked at SO6624 9034 and SO6604 9023 <2>
• Record Type: Monument
• Sources:

  (00)	Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 02838.
  (01)	Monograph: Hope R C. 1893. Holy Wells of England. p128.
  (02)	Map: Ordnance Survey. 1927. OS County Series 58.14, 1927. OS County Series. 58.14. 1:2500.

• Tags:
  • Holy Well
• Related Places:
  • Chetton, Bridgnorth, Shropshire (Civil Parish)
• For more information contact: Shropshire Council HER
• Date Created: 01/12/1981
• Date Last Edited: 05/03/2015 12:19:21