<< Our Photo Pages >> St. Eustace's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Eustace's WellCountry: England County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ashford Nearest Village: Wye
Map Ref: TR0617045889
Latitude: 51.175057N Longitude: 0.948089E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Hope says that this well was named for Eustachius, Abbot of Flai. He apparently blessed the water here (in about 1200), which then gained miraculous powers, curing all diseases.
Withersdane is not listed on my map - it is the actual location of the well, but is simply one or two farms and a few cottages - the nearest village is Wye. Having asked at the church I followed the road out of the village to the west, taking the turning to the right just before the college Hall of Residence. I followed the single track round a left turn, then a right and then took a road turning off to the left. A quarter of a mile or so further on the road veered to the right, with a smaller drive going straight ahead to Rose and Withersdane Cottages. It is in the garden of the latter that the well is to be seen.
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