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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Leonard's Well (Winchelsea)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.899 km away from the location you searched for.
County: East Sussex Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Hastings Nearest Village: Winchelsea
Map Ref: TQ899177
Latitude: 50.927492N Longitude: 0.700845E
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 East Sussex
Having found a few references to this spot I found the most useful guide the local farm map! At the bottom of the "cliff" upon which Winchelsea is sited the main road has a hairpin bend. A footpath heads approximately south from the hairpin, past a sewage farm. Following this over a couple of stiles I reached a field full of sheep, and turned left to follow the bank of a small stream. As I climbed a gentle hill the stream petered out into a patch of sheep trampled earth which I believe is the remnant of the well, advertised as being situated at the bottom of the cliff.
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