<< Our Photo Pages >> St Arilds Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Gloucestershire
Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Friday, 07 October 2011 Page Views: 6665
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Arilds Well Alternative Name: St Arildas Well, St Arildis WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Thornbury Nearest Village: Kington
Map Ref: ST61759030
Latitude: 51.610224N Longitude: 2.553767W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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Ramblesnbrambles visited on 31st Dec 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
4clydesdale7 visited on 6th Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Need to take your time and walk round the Well to get a full appreciation - there are a few surprises
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 3
St Arild sometimes St Arilda was a little known Saxon Saint reputedly beheaded by the tyrant Muncius around about 700AD for refusing his 'unwelcome advances'. After the dreadful deed she was buried beside the Well where in her lifetime she had resided.
According to the much travelled John Leland (16th Century) after she became the Patron Saint of Oldbury-on-Severn Church (often said to be built on the site of a Bronze Age Round Barrow) her bones were exhumed and were re-interred in Gloucester Cathedral.
Although her name is recognised to be Saxon, my researches suggest the name comes from Sweden - a Viking Christian Convert maybe?
Not mentioned in R C S Walters book on Ancient Wells in Gloucestershire (somewhat unusual for him to 'miss a Well') it is noted on the pastcscape website (South Gloucestershire - Thornbury) 201702
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