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Saint Baldred silver plaque

East Linton, East Lothian, England, United Kingdom

St Baldred's Well. St Baldred, or Baldred of the Bass, was born in the middle of the 6th century AD and founded several churches in East Lothian, nearby Preston Kirk being one of them. Many churches of this date were deliberately located near to springs. The precise reason for this is not clear. The

springs may have been used for baptism or they may have been already honored in the beliefs of those the Early Church came to convert. The Well by the riverside has been known since time immemorial a

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