<< Our Photo Pages >> St Mathew's Church Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wales in Powys

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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Mathew's Church Well
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 2.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Powys Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Felinfach
Map Ref: SO107355
Latitude: 52.010720N  Longitude: 3.302501W
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
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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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
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AJHL visited on 18th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 A rather disappointing site, it’s been capped with concrete and a modern drain cover. The water trickles out in to an overgrown marshy area. The church is worth a visit though. Very interesting leper’s squint.

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St Mathew's Church Well
St Mathew's Church Well submitted by geoffstickland : the water source has been adapted for domestic water supply so the picture may not be the actual original well (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Powys

Depression 1.0m square and 0.5m deep, in St Mathew's churchyard.

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Coflein ID 306027.
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St Mathew's Church Well
St Mathew's Church Well submitted by AJHL : To get to the church you follow what looks like a driveway to the rectory. As you go through the gate to the church go left past the tower and follow the hedge-line. You will see a large stone bridging the ditch, go over this and the well is a few feet further. Water comes out from the base of the concrete base, a rusty drain cover is on top. The church is very interesting but the well on its own ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO1035 : Lych Gate at Llandefalle Church by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2006(licence)
SO1035 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2015(licence)
SO1035 : Here lies Philip Jones ........  by Philip Pankhurst
by Philip Pankhurst
©2014(licence)
SO1035 : St Matthew's Church, Llandefalle by Eirian Evans
by Eirian Evans
©2009(licence)
SO1035 : St. Matthew's church, Llandefalle by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2012(licence)

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