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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Cross Well (Faversham)Country: England County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Faversham
Map Ref: TR016613
Latitude: 51.315083N Longitude: 0.891472E
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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wildtalents visited on 1st Apr 2024 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 A 'part of the furniture' in Faversham market place, rarely give it a second glance if I'm honest. Often invaded by a fruit and veg stall on the Tuesday and Saturday markets. The Guildhall is quite picturesque and the nearby building that is partly occupied by a Chinese restaurant has an ancient-looking wooden door and the plaque commemorating Ss Crispan and Crispianus. There's a large house near the zebra crossing further down the Market Place that has a well in its kitchen, tapping the same spring. Most of the water is slurped up free of charge by the local mafia, er, I mean Shepherd Neame brewery,
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