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Dear James Ratue, I am intrigued at the Wherry Pit at Winterborne Abbas in Dorset," that mysterious spring whose rising in the autumn no human being was ever permitted to witness, even when a watch was kept on it". Does anybody know the source of the water in the spring that would presumably account for "the rising"in the autumn. The geology of water courses underground can be quite intriguing. Bea Beatrice Hopkinson Hon. Secretary Oxford University Soc. LA Branch President, DBSAT (Droitwich Brine Springs and ArchaeologicalTrust) Board AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) Affiliate, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA 818 766 7780 On Jun 12, 2013, at 1:16 AM, stephen buckley wrote: Message Received: Jun 11 2013, 10:47 PM From: "james rattue" To: [log in to unmask] Cc: Subject: Shropshire Wells - latest EPNS volume Dear all, Another slab of well-names for you, should they be of use, from the latest volume of the EPNS: M Gelling & Foxall, Place Names of Shropshire vol.VI, 2012 Christian wells: Donington: St Cuthbert’s Well 1833 (32) Longford: Lady Well 1838-48, by the church (168) Rodington: Haliwalle 13th cent (177) – in Rodington Sheriff Hales: St Chad’s Well, Chatwell 1643 (180) Other named wells: Church Aston: Wallshead Spring, 1681 (119) Claverley: Rushmore Well, 1840 (28) High Ercall: Wash Well, 1840 (145) – in Ellerdine; Poynton Springs, 1833 (154) – in Poynton Newport: Baddeley’s Wells – street name (171) Rudge: Mearewall Well, 1714 (38) Uffington: Moor Well, 1777 (193) Withington: Le Weyre Pyte 1539-40 (214) Worfield: Beggars Well, 1838 (85) Possible well names to be confirmed: Buildwas: Greenwell, 1837 (105) Cherrington: Lefferwell, 1837; Cresswell 1596-1613, near Dayhouse (107) Claverley: Woundale SO773933, f. Wundewall 1221-2, ‘winding’ (cf in Staffs Wundenewell 1216-20 in Cheddington) (22); la Blakewall 1300, la Coldewall 1300, Lusewalle 1356-7 (29); pers. n. de Apelwall 1306-7, de Hassewell 1255-6 (30) Eaton Constantine: Huntwell 1837, Harewall 1316 (128) Edgmond: Primwell, 1841 (132) – in Callington, Caynton & Standford; Sandwell, 1841 (134); Showell f. Shawwell 1647 (137) Great Belas: Cordwell, 1836 (101) High Ercall: Cotwall f. Cottewall 1290-91, ‘Cotta’s’ (145); Bada field NW of village, 1839, f. Bathwall 1612, Badwell 1705 (150) – in Ercall, Cotwall & Rowton; Westwall 1839 (151) – in Ercall Kinnesley: Caldwell, 1596-1613 (160) Leighton: Kaldewalle c.1290 (164) Rodington: Cresswall, 1564 (177) Sheriff Hales: Atwell 1844 (180); Tidwell 1844 (184) Shifnal: Iddywell 1840, Leedwell 1840 (53); Caldewalle n.d. (54) Stockton: Astol, f. Estwalle 1255-6 (57) Sutton Maddick: Caldewelle n.d., Doggewall n.d., Crassewalle n.d. (62) Tibberton: Caudwel 1674, Caldwell 1698 (186) Tong: Cawdle Wood, 1633 (70) Uffington: Blakewal 1318 (194) Uppington: Bechelewel, Brechtwelle, Barthelewelle 1284, Barderwelle, all f. bircele, ‘birch tree’; Bonewelle 14th c, Caldwalle 1336, Fulwelle n.d. (199); Walstrewel 1305 (200) Worfield: Bradwell 1838 (85) Other names possibly indicating water sites: Albrighton: Horse Pit, 1846 (6) Claverley: Park Hall, f. Powkehole 1617 (24) Church Aston: Mireputtes, l.13th c. (119) Kemberton: Powks Pit, 1841 (36) Rodington: Childer pit, temp Jas I (174) – in Isombridge Not much to be gleaned from all this, although I *think* the Longford Lady Well is new to us. I rather like Weyre Pit at Withington, which reminds me of the Wherry Pit at Winterborne Abbas in Dorset, that mysterious spring whose rising in the autumn no human being was ever permitted to witness, even when a watch was kept on it. As ever James Rattue