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<< Our Photo Pages >> St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Essex

Submitted by DavidCWoods on Monday, 08 August 2005  Page Views: 7793

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock)
Country: England County: Essex Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Saffron Walden  Nearest Village: Hadstock
Map Ref: TL55864478
Latitude: 52.079443N  Longitude: 0.273032E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
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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
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St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock)
St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock) submitted by DavidCWoods : The well is described in the church guide as being covered by a pump; recent restoration work seems to have taken place, as there is now a low brick trough containing algae covered water. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Essex

Hadstock is a placed deeply steeped in history. The church is dedicated to St. Botolph, an East Anglian abbot of the seventh century. St. Botolph’s Church is situated up a small hill from the centre of the village, and excavations there over the years have revealed a large empty Saxon grave and signs of burning on the walls.

The well, also dedicated to St. Botolph, is sited just over the chuchyard wall to the south of the church – according to the guidebook, water from it was reputed to cure scrofula.

This well is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 374149, which quotes from a notice in the porch in the church: "St. Botolph's Well is in the churchyard under the old pump. It is one of the most ancient wells in the country and was until 1930 the main water supply of the entire village, and it never ran dry."

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for this holy well - see their entry for St. Botolph’s Well, Hadstock, Essex, which gives directions for finding this well, together with a photograph, descriptions from 19th, 20th and 21st century reference material plus local folklore. TNA curiously adds: "it was commonly believed that the spring water drains from the graveyard above it: and hence it has earned the name ‘bone gravy’. Despite all these traditions, this did not deter the locals, who vouched for its goodness. Even when piped water was brought to the village in the 1930s, many locals could not see the point as the well water was good enough."
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St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock)
St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock) submitted by ddraigdu : The now covered over well. Jan 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock)
St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock) submitted by ddraigdu : The trickling waters of St Botolph's Well, Jan 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock)
St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock) submitted by DavidCWoods : The relative position of the church may be seen here. It has a rich history, certainly dating back to Saxon times. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock)
St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock) submitted by DavidCWoods : The water flows out down a brick-lined gully to a small pond. There is now no sign of the pump. The well in this picture is situated just by the top of the path with the white railings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: St. Botolph's Well (Hadstock) by ddraigdu on Thursday, 10 January 2008
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This Well is easy to find just south of the Churchyard. However due to Health and Safety pressures the source head has now been covered over with planks and a flint cairn. It can however still be seen trickling down from there to the first of two pools. Close by is a seat so you can sit and enjoy the lovely atmosphere of the Well.
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