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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Ann's Well (Brislington) Alternative Name: St Anne's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.223 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bristol Nearest Village: Brislington
Map Ref: ST6217472515
Latitude: 51.450347N Longitude: 2.545728W
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 |
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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 |
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MegalithicChaton visited on 1st Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Very mudy at the time. lovely area to escape to.
Mikesee visited on 1st Jan 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4
The circular brick rounded well, was restored early last century. A suitable inscription reads:
" Wishing well, St Anne's Well." This Holy Well was associated with the chapel of St Anne, which stood about 300yards to the NW; throughout the Middle Ages , pilgrims were made here, and especially by the sailors of Bristol, Henry VII. Visited this spot in state in 1485, and hither his Queen came in 1502."
"The Chapel , dating from about 1392 was destroyed with Keynsham Abbey, to which it belonged, in 1539 by Henry VIII."
The well was controlled by a custodian or warden. One particular individual is remembered in the Keynesham church. In 1889 action was brought about concerning a public right of way through the wood and passing the well. This footpath had been used for centuries for passing to St Anne's Ferry, and to make pilgrimage to well and chapel. Currently, a project is going ahead to restore the well to its original site and remove the capped site.
To find the site take Wick Road from Bath Road - Grove Park section of the A4 and continue until you come across Station Road - St James Park after crossing the railway line on the right. Here a path goes through the park and by following this you should come across the well.
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