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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:
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 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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