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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Walms WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.708 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Worcestershire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ledbury
Map Ref: SO76053927
Latitude: 52.051295N Longitude: 2.35067W
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2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
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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 |
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Located in News Wood on the south western slope of the Malverns (Worcestershire) below Clutter's Cave (aka Giant's Cave). The name was believed to have come from St. Walm or Waum but is more likely derived from the Old English 'wielm', which means a spring.
One of the most ancient surviving well sites in the Malverns, used by Iron Age settlers c. 250 BC. It was apparently fenced off about 100 years ago as part of the Eastnor Estate.
For more information see Pastscape Monument No. 113485, which adds that the well is "named (Waulm) after a missionary to the Romans and Celts". One of the source documents is the "Holy Wells of Glos. (1928)" by RCS Walters.
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