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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lyd Well (Kemble) Alternative Name: Roman Well (Kemble)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.232 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Cirencester Nearest Village: Kemble
Map Ref: ST98969847
Latitude: 51.684988N Longitude: 2.016442W
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 Gloucestershire
The Journal of Antiquities features an entry for Lyd Well, Kemble, Gloucestershire. The Journal adds: "In the dry, summer months it is difficult to find, but in a long wet spell of weather it is in full flow. This is now considered by historians to be the source of the river Thames, rather than at Thames Head one mile to the north-west where the water has given up the ghost and where all there is to be seen today is a small circle of stones on the ground and a hidden stone gulley close by".
The Journal tells us the spring emerges from a large circular hole covered with an iron grate and flows into an even larger stone-lined pool which often overflows. Their entry also includes a number of reference sources for more information.
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