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<< Text Pages >> Physic Well (Wincanton) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Somerset

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Monday, 04 September 2006  Page Views: 6675

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Physic Well (Wincanton)
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Wincanton
Map Ref: ST728279
Latitude: 51.049798N  Longitude: 2.389413W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
1 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 Somerset.
This well is located beneath the floor of the dining room in Physicwell House near Wincanton.



Unfortunately we couldn’t see the well as the owner has recently had new carpet layed over it. She did assure us however that it was safe and in good repair and showed us a folder full of cuttings of the Physic Well. She said that they had an “open day” just prior to the laying of the carpet.

The waters were used to treat a variety of disorders including asthma, scurvy, bilious conditions, scrofula, erysipelas and diarrhoea.


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Re: Physic Well (Wincanton) by Anonymous on Tuesday, 30 July 2019
1891 England census shows my great grandfather x2, address was
94 physic well house. He was one of 10 children, my great great grandfather emigrated to nyc...
Family name: Hutton

This was my grandmothers, great grandfather, she remembers him,
She was a Hutton, RIP 09/07/2018, aged 97

Anyone share any insight?

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