<< Our Photo Pages >> Leech Wells - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Leech WellsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.605 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Map Ref: SX799603
Latitude: 50.430235N Longitude: 3.692294W
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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sophiewilder visited on 1st Jan 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The waters do not flow as readily as they used to years ago, this is possibly because of new houses being built further up the hill.
Catrinm visited on 27th Mar 1992 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Richard Wells AngieLake cazzyjane have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4
They are reached via Leechwell Street, from High Street, in Totnes, where it veers left at the top of the hill and the return journey to the bottom of the hill can be made via steep stepped alleyways between the lovely gardens of local homes.
They were believed to have medicinal properties especially if one suffered from leprosy. Town Wardens were responsible for these wells back when they were a place of pilgrimage.
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