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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St John's Well (Tenby)Country: Wales
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County: Pembrokeshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Tenby
Map Ref: SN130008
Latitude: 51.674759N Longitude: 4.705936W
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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Once the main source of water for the town, the well is now blocked up although the spring still arises beneath it and flows down the lane. It is just on the road side with a plaque over the well arch which records the facts above. It is found down St. John's Hill Lane.
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