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Wrexham

Ffynnon Fair – Penycae

5 Feb 20226 Feb 2022
At the outset there seems no reason why the Ffynnon Fair (St Mary’s Well) at Penycae, near Wrexham, should be where it is - quite distant from any settlement. Indeed,…
Wrexham

White Well, Whitewell

5 Aug 20139 Aug 2013
When a whole community, however small, is named after a well, then it is a great shame that the well can be allowed to be lost so easily. It does…
Wrexham

St Chad’s Well, Hanmer

23 Jul 20139 Aug 2013
We’re close to the English border here and Chad is an English saint rather than Welsh, having a wide scattering of churches and wells dedicated to him across England; even still…
Wrexham

Ffynnon Ddeuno, Broughton

22 Mar 201212 Mar 2013
Ffynnon Ddeuno stood on the Gatewen Estate near Broughton until it vanished from view under the spoil heap from a nearby coalmine. The name of the well, or at least…
Wrexham

All Saints and St Catherine’s Wells, Gresford

19 Mar 201229 Sep 2019
“Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple Snowdon’s mountain without its people, Overton Yew trees, St Winefred’s Well, Llangollen Bridge and Gresford bells Although Gresford's bells may remain one of the seven…
Wrexham

St Peter’s Well, Rossett

1 Aug 201112 Apr 2014
There could be those who don't want you to visit St Peter's Well at Rossett. It may not be protected by a strange force field or guarded by a secret society…

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Below are links to some other favourite holy well blogs and other useful and interesting websites.

Holy Wells - Other Links

  • Holy Wells of Cork Blog dedicated to visiting the 300+ holy wells in Co. Cork
  • In Search of Holy Wells and Healing Springs Excellent blog covering in detail wells in central and Southern England
  • Isle of Man Holy Wells project facebook page
  • Isle of Man Wells
  • James Rattue's Holy Wells Site
  • Megalithic Portal – Welsh Holy Wells
  • Pilgrimage in Medieval Ireland Covers many wells in Ireland along with other sites of pilgrimage

More Useful Links

  • Bardsey Island Trust
  • Curious Travellers Journals of romantic Period Travellers in Wales
  • Cymdeithas Ffynhonnau Cymru website of Welsh Wells Society
  • Friends of Friendless Churches A charity devoted to preserving disused churches
  • North Wales Pilgrims Way Website for the Pilgrims’ Way route from Holywell to Bardsey
  • Pilgrim: Early Western Saints A blog devoted to exploring the lives of the early British and other western saints
  • Saints and Stones Pilgrimage routes in South Wales
  • Seintiau – Welsh Saints Project under development at present – research on Welsh saints lives
  • The Ancient Yew Group

Some of my favourite blogs

  • Archaedeath Archaeology, Mortality & Material Culture
  • Esmeralda's Cumbrian History
  • The Gothic Heroine
  • The Northern Antiquarian

Welsh History Sites

  • Early British Kingdoms
  • Friends of Llys Rhosyr Llys Rhosyr, Newborough, Anglesey
  • History of Brymbo Township
  • The Castles of Wales
  • The Cistercian Way walking trails following Welsh pilgrim routes

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