<< Text Pages >> Lady well (Hothfield) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lady well (Hothfield)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.634 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ashford Nearest Village: Hothfield
Map Ref: TQ98054452
Latitude: 51.165630N Longitude: 0.831326E
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
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Not much is known of this bar its name. However the presence of a nearby wood called Chapel Wood may be significant.
The well is a circular four foot red brick domed well house lying in a small copse. Clear spring water emerges through a large opening to the left side of this well house. Its brickwork is in good order, and the supply clear of visible rubbish or pollution. Some of the well's brickwork, may possibly be of a 17th century origin, but it has certainly been repaired this century using concrete.
Confusing correspondence with Mr. Simmons of nearby Godington Place did not reveal any knowledge of this site, but did highlight another possible ancient well. He noted that close to the grid reference is a mediaeval well, now a traditional cottage winch well enclosed in the garden of the North Lodge. He believed that this was possible a holy well with a chapel associated with it.
To find the Lady’s Well, take the A20 (T) to Ashford, taking the minor road to the right which enters Hothfield, pass out of the village, taking the southerly minor road that passes the waterfall. The well lies close to this besides the wood, on the left. Follow the edge of the lake until one reaches the well in a wooded glade below (NB There is no evidence for a public right of way, but parts of the route appear to be well traversed.)
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