St Anne's Spring, Buxton
St Anne's Well (St Ann's) in Buxton is fed by a geothermal spring that flows primarily through limestone. The spring emerges at 28 degrees celcius and the water is piped to St Anne's Well, built on the site of a Medieval shrine.
St Anne's Church, built in 1625, is the only part of the ancient settlement of Buxton to remain. Modern Buxton is built mostly from sandstone and dates from the 18th century.
The name Aquae Arnimetiae means, "Water of she who dwells in front of the Sacred Grove." (Translation from Roman Latin.)
Arnemetia was transformed into St Anne by Christians prior to the 14th Century, and by the 14th Century the amalgamation was complete, and St Anne became very popular.
Reference: www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/Buxton.htm
St Anne's Church, built in 1625, is the only part of the ancient settlement of Buxton to remain. Modern Buxton is built mostly from sandstone and dates from the 18th century.
The name Aquae Arnimetiae means, "Water of she who dwells in front of the Sacred Grove." (Translation from Roman Latin.)
Arnemetia was transformed into St Anne by Christians prior to the 14th Century, and by the 14th Century the amalgamation was complete, and St Anne became very popular.
Reference: www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/Buxton.htm
