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St Bertram's Well, Staffordshire

St Bertram's Well is a holy well on Bunster Hill, near Ilam, Staffordshire. It consists of a U-shaped stone wall set into the hillside, with a stone bed over which the water trickles out of an aperture at the back. St Bertram or Bettelin was supposedly an Anglo-Saxon prince who became a hermit here after his wife was eaten by a pack of wolves. The well is within the council area of Staffordshire Moorlands (Staffordshire).

Place Type: Holy Well
Historic County: Staffordshire
Lat, Long: 53.060071,-1.7966739
Grid Reference: SK 1372 5144
Civil Parish: Ilam CP
Council Area: Staffordshire Moorlands CA (Staffordshire CA)
Police Area: Staffordshire PA

GBPN ID: 304515
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Bertram's_Well,_Staffordshire_304515

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