St Winefride's Well
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St Winefride's Well is a famous medieval pilgrimage site and holy well in Wales, long revered for its reputed healing waters and association with the legend of Saint Winefride.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Winefride's Well canonical | 5 |
| St Winefride's Well Shrine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5251858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St Winefride's Well Context triple: [Flintshire, hasHistoricSite, St Winefride's Well]
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A.
St Ann’s Well
St Ann’s Well is a historic spring and popular visitor spot on the slopes of the Malvern Hills, long associated with the area’s famed mineral waters and spa heritage.
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B.
St Ann’s Well
St Ann’s Well is a historic thermal spring in Buxton, England, long associated with spa culture and reputed healing waters.
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C.
Capel Seion
Capel Seion is a chapel serving the local religious community in the town of Corwen, Wales.
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D.
Bryn Celli Ddu
Bryn Celli Ddu is a Neolithic passage tomb and ceremonial monument on the island of Anglesey in Wales, noted for its prehistoric burial chamber and alignment with the summer solstice sunrise.
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E.
Saint Neot
Saint Neot was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with Cornwall and known for the town of St Neots being named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St Winefride's Well Target entity description: St Winefride's Well is a famous medieval pilgrimage site and holy well in Wales, long revered for its reputed healing waters and association with the legend of Saint Winefride.
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A.
St Ann’s Well
St Ann’s Well is a historic spring and popular visitor spot on the slopes of the Malvern Hills, long associated with the area’s famed mineral waters and spa heritage.
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B.
St Ann’s Well
St Ann’s Well is a historic thermal spring in Buxton, England, long associated with spa culture and reputed healing waters.
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C.
Capel Seion
Capel Seion is a chapel serving the local religious community in the town of Corwen, Wales.
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D.
Bryn Celli Ddu
Bryn Celli Ddu is a Neolithic passage tomb and ceremonial monument on the island of Anglesey in Wales, noted for its prehistoric burial chamber and alignment with the summer solstice sunrise.
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E.
Saint Neot
Saint Neot was a 9th-century English monk and hermit venerated as a saint, traditionally associated with Cornwall and known for the town of St Neots being named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian shrine
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holy well ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
beheading of Saint Winefride
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miraculous restoration of Saint Winefride ⓘ |
| builtFor | pilgrims ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site of Welsh Catholic devotion
ⓘ
major medieval pilgrimage destination in Britain ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Winefride
ⓘ
Winifred of Wales ⓘ |
| feastDayOfSaintWinefride | 3 November ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Gothic-style chapel
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spring-fed pool ⓘ vaulted undercroft around the well ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| hasInscription | religious texts and dedications ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasOnsiteFacility |
bathing pool
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shrine ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasPoolShape | rectangular ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inLegend | spring arose where Saint Winefride's head fell ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Saint Winefride legend
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healing waters ⓘ medieval pilgrimage ⓘ |
| listedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flintshire
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Holywell ⓘ North Wales ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
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| near | St Winefride's Church, Holywell ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Lourdes of Wales ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePeak | feast day of Saint Winefride ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionClaims | continuous pilgrimage since the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
medieval pilgrims
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modern religious pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| waterSource | natural spring ⓘ |
| waterUse |
bathing for healing
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drinking for healing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Winefride's Well Description of subject: St Winefride's Well is a famous medieval pilgrimage site and holy well in Wales, long revered for its reputed healing waters and association with the legend of Saint Winefride.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: St Winefride's Well