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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well (Swanmore)Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Fareham Nearest Village: Swanmore
Map Ref: SU597146
Latitude: 50.927773N Longitude: 1.151913W
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 Hampshire
Situated beside the busy A32, you would never know this was here unless you were looking for it. Heading north, after the road crosses the river a lodge will be found on the left. A sign says "Private, no vehicle access", but there is also a footpath leading across the land. Following the main road north from the lodge, a depression may by seen on the other side of the hedge and at the bottom of this is the well.
It is brick and stone lined, with water near to the surface, and the remains of an access path may be seen. I returned to the lodge, and was readily given permission to take same photographs.
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