<< Our Photo Pages >> Virgin Mary Spring - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in West Sussex
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Virgin Mary SpringCountry: England County: West Sussex Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Petworth
Map Ref: SU9838721139
Latitude: 50.981263N Longitude: 0.599819W
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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Although it lies within Petworth parish, Virgin Mary Spring (a highly distinctive name) is right on the boundary, and the easiest way of getting there is to follow the footpath that runs northwest from the road through Byworth just uphill from the Black Horse inn, down the hill and over a small bridge (it often gets muddy). Turn left on the far bank of the stream and the well appears after a hundred yards or so. The water pours from a pipe set into the bank above, into a stone-lined pool built up with old brick and stone and reinforced on one side with concrete. The well appears on the Ordnance Survey map but there are (as yet) no other historical details known. The parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and parishioners have lately visited the well to be ceremonially blessed with the water.
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