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Submitted by PhilKidderminster on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 Page Views: 8330

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St John's Well (Newton) Alternative Name: Sandford's well
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 10.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: West Glamorgan Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Porthcawl Nearest Village: Newton
Map Ref: SS836773
Latitude: 51.482639N Longitude: 3.677685W
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

3 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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
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5 Accuracy:

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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**St John's Well (Newton)** submitted by PhilKidderminster : St Johns well Porthcawl (Vote or comment on this photo)

Holy Well in West Glamorgan

Just down Beach road from St John's church. The level is reputed to be affected by the level of the tide in Severn estuary (quarter of a mile away). When the tide is high, the well is empty but full when the tide is low.

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SS8377 : Towards Mayfield Avenue, Porthcawl by Jaggery — by Jaggery
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SS8377 : Sandford's Well by Eirian Evans — by Eirian Evans
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SS8377 : Ffynnon Sanford / Sanford's Well by Alan Richards — by Alan Richards
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SS8377 : Churchyard path, Porthcawl by Jaggery — by Jaggery
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