Well dressing
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Well dressing, also known as well flowering, is a tradition practised in some parts of rural England in which wells, springs and other water sources are decorated with designs created from materials s
Well dressing in Tissington in the Derbyshire Dales, 2007
Hands Well, 2006
Children's Well, 2010
Fitzherbert School Well, 2010
Tissington
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Tissington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tissington and Lea Hall, in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 158. The
Well dressing
…waxed and waned over the years, but has seen revivals in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, South Yorkshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Kent. In Tissington, Derbyshire, well dressing may have begun as a pagan custom of offering thanks to gods for a reliable water supply; other suggested explanations include…
Tissington Pond
The Hall
The Church
Typical cottages