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<< Text Pages >> Our Lady's Well (Fordwich) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent

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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Our Lady's Well (Fordwich)
Country: England County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Canterbury  Nearest Village: Fordwich
Map Ref: TR18225970
Latitude: 51.294592N  Longitude: 1.128616E
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
3 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.
3 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
4

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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Kent

The principle supple of water in the Parish came from the ancient Our Lady’s Well. Its is though that Saxon tribes settled around this spring and it remained an important source of water until modern supplies. The spring now arises beneath a slightly derelict 'modern' brick and concrete well house. Its water flows to fill a large wedge shaped pool, and thence underground to the river, feeding a private pond on the way. This first pool, or dipping well, is covered with a vigorous crop of watercress, and surrounded by wooden fences. To the north side of the pool is course of brickwork enclosing it.
To find Our Lady’s Well, take the A28 out of Canterbury towards Sturry, and here take the right hand road to Fordwich. Park near St. Mary’s church and Town Hall, and take the footpath here until one enters the field. Otherwise walk up the High Street, taking the first left, Spring lane, here one comes across the same footpath leading into the field. In this field turn right, and the dip well will be visible within the fence, and the well is enclosed in a private garden above but visible from this field.
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TR1859 : Field on the edge of Fordwich by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2009(licence)
TR1859 : School Lane, Fordwich by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2009(licence)
TR1859 : Footpath junction on a stile near Fordwich by David Anstiss
by David Anstiss
©2010(licence)
TR1859 : Tree Nursery, Fordwich by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2009(licence)
TR1859 : Kissing Gate on the Stour Valley Walk by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2009(licence)

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