<< Our Photo Pages >> Axbridge Church Wells - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Somerset
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Axbridge Church WellsCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Axbridge
Map Ref: ST432546
Latitude: 51.287689N Longitude: 2.815881W
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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jlfern2 visited on 22nd Mar 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
AngieLake have visited here
"The two compartments of Axbridge church wells are positioned under late medieval chamfered arches, and were restored during the latter part of the 19th Century. The well's source is off a hill which runs into a pond to the north-east of the town square, once the head of water for a water mill which existed from the Middle Ages until the 18th Century. A rarity to find a town's public wells complete, they were first mentioned in a deed of the 13th Century."
(quote from Axbridge Church Wells in Axbridge - West Country - UK Attraction)
Being so close to the church, I would imagine this well may have preceeded the Christian settlement. It's a pity in a way that it is so very neat, as it takes away any atmosphere from the site. The church is lovely and merits a visit. The area around the square is very nice too: quite a few old buildings give the place character.
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