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<< Text Pages >> Northbrook Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by kernunos on Sunday, 24 April 2005  Page Views: 3470

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Northbrook Well
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Market Lavington
Map Ref: SU015544
Latitude: 51.288733N  Longitude: 1.979875W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wiltshire

This small dipping well was once a major source of public water supply to the village, falling into disuse with the coming of mains water in the 1930s. A wrought iron cover was used to protect the spring (or rather protect people from the well) in 1986.
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SU0154 : Russell Mill & Strawberry Hill Walk [4] by Christine Johnstone
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SU0154 : Russell Mill & Strawberry Hill Walk [3] by Christine Johnstone
by Christine Johnstone
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SU0154 : Russell Mill & Strawberry Hill Walk [5] by Christine Johnstone
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SU0154 : Russell Mill & Strawberry Hill Walk [6] by Christine Johnstone
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SU0154 : Market Lavington buildings [10] by Michael Dibb
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