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| well, Newbiggin (2) | ||
| Newbiggin Wells | ||
| locality:- | Newbiggin | |
| civil parish:- | Dacre (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | well | |
| locality type:- | spring | |
| coordinates:- | NY47132902 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4729 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY42 | |
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 BVF74.jpg (taken 19.8.2011)  BVF75.jpg (taken 19.8.2011) |
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 BVF76.jpg Old date stone used in building the well house. (taken 19.8.2011)  BVF98.jpg Water troughs. (taken 19.8.2011)  BVF99.jpg Water troughs. (taken 19.8.2011)  BVG01.jpg Date stone:- "J L / 1897" (taken 19.8.2011) |
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| The water troughs, used by cattle, were repaired in 1897 by John Lewthwaite, and the
separate well house made for human water supply. By that date the relationship between
contaminated water and cholera had been realised. |
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