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<< Our Photo Pages >> Chadwell - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Essex

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Thursday, 28 February 2008  Page Views: 6310

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Chadwell
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.029 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Essex Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Chadwell St Mary
Map Ref: TQ6478
Latitude: 51.477189N  Longitude: 0.360188E
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
5 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
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Chadwell
Chadwell submitted by HOLYWELL : The battered pump is all that is visible of this ancient spring. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Essex

On the corner of two busy roads is a rusty pump. This is all that remains of St Chad's well which gave the village its name. Another site possibly linked to the saint who was active in East Anglia.
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St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath)
St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath) submitted by Baruc : Inscription on the plaque at the marker stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chadwell Spring
Chadwell Spring submitted by HOLYWELL : Another view of the chadwell monument (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath)
St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath) submitted by HOLYWELL : The monument to the lost St. Chad's well which gave its name to Chadwell Heath (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath)
St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath) submitted by Baruc : View from across the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chadwell Spring
Chadwell Spring submitted by HOLYWELL : A better view of the Chadwell springhead from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chadwell Spring
Chadwell Spring submitted by HOLYWELL : A better view of the springhead of Chadwell

St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath)
St Chad's Well (Chadwell Heath) submitted by HOLYWELL : Replica of Chadwell in Essex

Chadwell Spring
Chadwell Spring submitted by thorgrim : Four million gallons a day still flow from Chadwell Spring. It provides a wonderful wet land habitat even though most of the water is channelled into the New River to supply London's water.

Chadwell Spring
Chadwell Spring submitted by thorgrim : The water rises from Chadwell Springs into the pool on the right known as "the Banjo"

Chadwell Spring
Chadwell Spring submitted by thorgrim : Stone to mark the source of the New River at Chadwell Spring. The water then flowed by a winding route, 40 miles to Islingon in London.

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 2.0km ENE 61° Chadwell St Mary Henge (TQ657790)
 5.0km SW 219° Bakers Hole Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (TQ610740)
 5.4km SW 233° Swanscombe* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry (TQ598746)
 5.5km SSW 213° Southfleet Road Ebbsfleet Elephant Butchery Site Not Known (by us) (TQ6117573260)
 5.7km WSW 240° The Monks Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ5918474982)
 6.0km SSW 204° Spring Head Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ61767246)
 6.8km NNW 345° Church Field (North Ockendon) Cairn (TQ620845)
 7.0km SW 219° Lustrating Pool Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ598724)
 7.3km S 171° Single Well (Iflield) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ65387081)
 7.5km SSE 150° Shorne Barrow Round Barrow(s) (TQ68007169)
 7.9km ESE 117° Barrow Hill (Kent)* Round Barrow(s) (TQ711746)
 8.4km SSE 155° Randall Heath Barrow Round Barrow(s) (TQ67747051)
 8.6km NNW 326° Seven Springs (North Ockendon) Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ590850)
 8.6km NW 324° St. Cedd's Well (North Ockendon)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ587848)
 8.7km SSE 149° Randall Wood Barrow Round Barrow(s) (TQ68777069)
 9.0km SSE 159° St. Thomas's Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ67446972)
 9.3km SSE 161° The Mount* Round Barrow(s) (TQ67386934)
 9.6km S 188° Chalk Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TQ629685)
 9.9km SSE 165° Cobham Megalith Burial Chamber or Dolmen (TQ669685)
 10.0km NE 54° Corringham Henge (TQ720841)
 10.1km ESE 112° Cliffe Bronze Age Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement (TQ735746)
 10.1km SSE 156° Cobham Hall Mock Stone circle* Modern Stone Circle etc (TQ685689)
 10.2km SSE 164° Billy Stump's stone* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TQ671683)
 10.5km WSW 249° Dartford Borough Museum* Museum (TQ5431773920)
 10.9km SE 143° Sarsen Stones, Three Crutches* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TQ7092269497)
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