<< Text Pages >> Hobling Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Hobling Well Alternative Name: Hob's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.1 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: St Paul's Cray
Map Ref: TQ456691
Latitude: 51.402248N Longitude: 0.091776E
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 |
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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 |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Kent
The site called Hobling Well may record a tradition of a well dedicated to fairies, Hob being another name for such elementals. The view is supported by a Robin Hole recorded on the Tithe Map of 1839 nearby. A small spring fills a pond not far off the footpath.
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