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<< Our Photo Pages >> Pople's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Somerset

Submitted by lamaick on Wednesday, 11 March 2015  Page Views: 3740

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Pople's Well
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Crewkerne
Map Ref: ST4387909886
Latitude: 50.885723N  Longitude: 2.799185W
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
4

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Pople's Well
Pople's Well submitted by lamaick : From the road side looking down at the spring (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well in Somerset

The well is located in Crewkerne, Somerset literally along 'Pople's Well' Road. It has steps leading down to the spring.
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Pople's Well
Pople's Well submitted by lamaick : In front of the spring (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ST4309 : Church Hall Crewkerne by Sarah Smith
by Sarah Smith
©2008(licence)
ST4309 : The Abbey, Crewkerne by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2016(licence)
ST4309 : Benchmark on building, The Grove, Crewkerne by Paul Dexter
by Paul Dexter
©2018(licence)
ST4309 : Abbey House, Crewkerne by Bill Harrison
by Bill Harrison
©2017(licence)
ST4309 : Church Hall - blue plaque by Sarah Smith
by Sarah Smith
©2008(licence)

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 5.7km SE 145° Pickett Farm Neolithic Site Misc. Earthwork (ST47100519)
 7.1km S 184° St Dunstan's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST433028)
 8.0km NNE 30° Ham Hill (Somerset)* Hillfort (ST480168)
 8.2km NNE 28° Ham Hill stone circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST478171)
 8.6km SE 127° Higher Ground Meadow Modern Burial Mound* Artificial Mound (ST5066904650)
 8.7km S 181° Lewesdon Hillfort Hillfort (ST437012)
 9.0km SSW 196° Pilsdon Pen* Hillfort (ST413013)
 9.1km ESE 124° Corscombe* Standing Stones (ST514048)
 9.7km ENE 69° Holy Well (West Coker)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST52951325)
 10.0km SSW 200° Bettiscombe Stone Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (ST4036800561)
 10.2km SE 129° Hore Stones* Standing Stones (ST5178603403)
 12.7km E 89° Closworth Cursus Cursus (ST56581008)
 12.7km SSW 211° Lambert's Castle* Hillfort (SY372991)
 14.1km SSW 208° Coney's Castle* Hillfort (SY372975)
 14.1km NW 309° Skipperhams Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST329188)
 14.3km ESE 111° St John's Well (Evershot)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST5721304596)
 14.5km W 279° Combe Beacon Tumulus* Long Barrow (ST295122)
 14.6km ESE 110° Evershot Stones* Standing Stones (ST57600469)
 15.0km SE 128° Wraxall Cromlech Burial Chamber or Dolmen (ST557006)
 15.0km SSW 196° St Candida & Holy Cross (Whitchurch Canonicorum)* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (SY3967895432)
 15.1km NNE 32° Ilchester Museum Museum (ST521226)
 15.4km NNW 329° St. Catherine's Well (Swell)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST360231)
 15.5km E 87° St Andrew (Yetminster) Ancient Cross (ST59421066)
 15.8km W 275° Northay Barrow* Long Barrow (ST281115)
 16.6km SSW 193° St Candida's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SY3995193753)
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Re: Pople's Well by davidmorgan on Monday, 16 March 2015
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