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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Edith's Well (Herefordshire) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Herefordshire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Tuesday, 29 August 2006  Page Views: 8984

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Edith's Well (Herefordshire)
Country: England County: Herefordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Hereford  Nearest Village: Stoke Edith
Map Ref: SO604406
Latitude: 52.062352N  Longitude: 2.579036W
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.
4 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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St Edith's Well (Herefordshire)
St Edith's Well (Herefordshire) submitted by HOLYWELL : St Edith's Well Stoke Edith (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Herefordshire

The water of this well arises beneath the church and is easily found. Legend has it that St. Edith prayed for the water she needed to build a church. The water is accredited to healing although the gate over the well is locked and cannot be accessed.
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St Edith's Well (Herefordshire)
St Edith's Well (Herefordshire) submitted by jfarrar : Floor of the well (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Edith's Well (Herefordshire)
St Edith's Well (Herefordshire) submitted by jfarrar : The well is just inside the gates of Stoke Edith House. Easily seen from the public highway. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Edith's Well (Herefordshire)
St Edith's Well (Herefordshire) submitted by coin : The well. This well seems to be on private land, below the church which has a very unatractive design. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO6040 : Stoke Edith Church by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2005(licence)
SO6040 : St Edith's well by David Stowell
by David Stowell
©2007(licence)
SO6040 : Stoke Edith by David Stowell
by David Stowell
©2007(licence)
SO6040 : St. Mary the Virgin Church (Stoke Edith) by Fabian Musto
by Fabian Musto
©2019(licence)
SO6040 : Churchyard at St. Mary the Virgin church (Stoke Edith) by Fabian Musto
by Fabian Musto
©2023(licence)

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