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Holy Well in Southam - Surrounded by crisp white snow
Southam and it's "Halliwell" (now The Holy Well) were first mentioned 998 when it was granted to the Priory of Coventry by King Ethelred, but there were probably Anglo-Saxon and Roman settlements even earlier. The water from the Holy Well was said to cure eye ailments.
Mentioned as 'Suham' in the Domesday Book, Southam was granted a charter in the 13th Century when St. James' church was built. In 1227 the Prior obtained a statute allowing Southam a weekly market (weekly markets are still held today along with a monthly Farmers market).
The Holy well was restored after a Heritage Lottery Fund a grant of £102,500 was awarded in 2004.
Photographer - Alan Akeister
Date - February 2007
Location - Just west of Southam |
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