St Winifred’s Well

St Winifred’s Well is an archaeological site in Oswestry Rural, Shropshire, England. St Winifred’s Well is situated nearby to the village Maesbury Marsh, as well as near the forest Locks Plantation.

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Well House”
Postal code: SY10 8HY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John the Baptist and Knockin Castle.

St John the Baptist

Church

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St John the Baptist is a church, which is situated 1 mile northwest of St Winifred’s Well.

Knockin Castle is situated in the village of Knockin on Shropshire between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, England. This was a fortified residence on level ground founded by Guy le Strange between 1154 and 1160 and it remained the principal holding of the le Strange family for most of the Middle Ages. Knockin Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Winifred’s Well.

Church of St Michael

Church

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Church of St Michael is situated 1¼ miles northeast of St Winifred’s Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maesbury Marsh and Knockin.

Maesbury Marsh

Village

Photo: Dpaajones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maesbury Marsh is a village.

Knockin

Village

Photo: Hans Linnet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knockin is a village and civil parish in north-west Shropshire, England. It is located on the B4396 road, around 5 miles south-east of the town of Oswestry, and 11+1⁄2 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury.

Kinnerley

Village

Photo: J Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinnerley is a small village in Shropshire, England. It lies between the neighbouring villages of Dovaston and Pentre and the nearest town is Oswestry. To the north is the village of Knockin. Kinnerley is situated 2½ miles southeast of St Winifred’s Well.

St Winifred’s Well

Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Oswestry Rural, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.81329° or 52° 48′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.00693° or 3° 0′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C4RRX7V+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 662070987

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=yes

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