Stock Photo: Holy Well Now In A Car Park In Salterforth East Lancashire
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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 park for the mill, where the dead still remain.The mill is now defunct
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