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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Mary's Well (Sheet)Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Petersfield Nearest Village: Sheet
Map Ref: SU761246
Latitude: 51.015752N Longitude: 0.91651W
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Hampshire
Hope reports a well here, near Petersfield. It is shown on the 1870 OS map north east of the Half Moon pub and north north west of Sheet Bridge. Another is noted by him at nearby Steep in St. Mary’s Hanger but I suspect that they are the same site.
I visited in January 2006. The Good Beer Guide listed pub in the village was closed for repair, so I followed the road out of the village to the east, on to the B2070, past Mill Lane and over the River Rother.
Taking the hint, I went no further, but could see, in the distance, what appeared to be a wishing well type structure, complete with bucket, on the mown lawn between the house and the river.
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