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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Peter's Well (Lodsworth)Country: England County: West Sussex Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Midhurst Nearest Village: Lodsworth
Map Ref: SU9313022861
Latitude: 50.997616N Longitude: 0.674244W
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in West Sussex. I found this from a search engine while looking for somewhere entirely different! Situated beside an old track running right beside the church from the South to the North Downs, 200 yards downhill (north) from the church, the location wasn't obvious - it's concealed from the road by a hedge. Fortunately a lady dog walker gave us directions.
The well has been renovated and until recently was looked after by an elderly resident, but is still maintained. It had a reputation for curing ailments of the eye, and attracted pilgrims. The church guide says that it probably pre-dates the church (which goes back at least to the 13thC) and the Parish Plan suggests that Celts lived here before the Saxons who gave the village its name.
Close to the well is a small, worked stone which may have some carving - can't be sure.
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