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Submitted by jamesrattue on Friday, 26 August 2011 Page Views: 7055

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St John's Well (Evershot)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.251 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Dorchester Nearest Village: Evershot
Map Ref: ST5721304596
Latitude: 50.839300N Longitude: 2.609022W
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**St John's Well (Evershot)** submitted by jamesrattue : St John's Well at Evershot, August 2011. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Dorset

St John's Well is the source of the Frome River and still provides some millions of gallons of water to the Ilchester Estate. It pours from a narrow gap in a rough stone wall beside a small enclosure next to a lane leading north from Evershot Church, and was restored for Millennium Year in 2000 - an information plaque gives details of the well and the local geology. It is first referred to in 1761 when the churchwardens levied penalties against anyone fouling the water, and early accounts describe it as a 'black iron pump'. Why it is called St John's Well when the church is named after St Osmund is not clear.
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ST5704 : Source of the River Frome, St John's Well, Evershot by Becky Williamson — by Becky Williamson
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ST5704 : Path off Back Lane, Evershot by Jonathan Thacker — by Jonathan Thacker
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ST5704 : Inside St. Osmund, Evershot (1) by Basher Eyre — by Basher Eyre
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ST5704 : Inside St. Osmund, Evershot (6) by Basher Eyre — by Basher Eyre
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ST5704 : Evershot: lower churchyard gate by Chris Downer — by Chris Downer
©2013(licence)

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