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No, that’s all you get on Sheriff Hales. James Rattue Rector, St John’s Parish Church, Farncombe Church website farncombe.org.uk. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/stjohnschurchfarncombe If you want to stop receiving messages from St John’s Church, let us know. From: Wells and Spas - The email discussion list for Holy Wells. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of stephen buckley Sent: 12 June 2013 09:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Shropshire Wells - latest EPNS volume James - many thanks for all the work. Is any view expressed about the Sheriff Hales St Chad's Well? I suppose the date is rather late (post-Reformation) to draw any conclusion as to whether it might be a corruption of 'cold well' (as happens quite often elsewhere). The survival of several 'cold wells', uncorrupted, and the comparative proximity of Sheriff Hales to Lichfield, suggests that it's OK. Current patron of the parish church is the Bishop of Lichfield, another indicator that it's a 'genuine' saint's dedication. Christine B ======================================== Message Received: Jun 11 2013, 10:47 PM From: "james rattue" To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[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