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wishing well

well where wishes are thought to be granted
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wishing well

Summary

wishing well ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wishing well is a type of water well[2].
  • wishing well's Commons category is recorded as Wishing wells[3].

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Definition and Type

wishing well is a type of water well[2].

Why It Matters

wishing well ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). wishing well. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wishing-well-q573342
MLA “wishing well.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/wishing-well-q573342.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wishing-well-q573342_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{wishing well}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wishing-well-q573342}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 15d ago · LadyData · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → water well
    Harper's tag → wishing-wells
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: wishing-wells, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965663|wishing wells (#289965663)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
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