Guiseley Wells
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Guiseley Wells by John Illingworth as part of the Geograph project.
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Guiseley Wells
Image: © John Illingworth Taken: 9 Jul 2008
This fast-flowing spring of good water is said to be the reason for the location of the settlement of Guiseley a thousand years ago. A plaque recording this dates from 1972, but major works in clearing silt and soil from the site and paving the approach were done in 2000.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.876005
Longitude
-1.707931