Holy Well or Jinny's Well in the small village of Salterforth on the Lancashire/Yorkshire Border,

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First mentioned in the 12th century the water source is known as Jinny's Well this was originally the water supply for the hamlet of Salterforth . Jinny Green Teeth, a local witch or perhaps a wise woman, is supposed to guard it. This area used to be a cemetery but in the industrial Revolution a Cotton Mill was built in the village. Later the cemetery was buried under the tarmac of a car parkfor the mill, where the dead still mill is now defunct

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Size: 3456px × 4608px
Location: Salterforth on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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