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<< Text Pages >> Single Well (Iflield) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent

Submitted by Anne T on Saturday, 06 January 2018  Page Views: 1385

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Single Well (Iflield) Alternative Name: St. Thomas's Well; Shingle Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.308 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Gravesend  Nearest Village: Ifield
Map Ref: TQ65387081
Latitude: 51.412194N  Longitude: 0.376685E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Kent

The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page for this holy well, now destroyed - see their entry for Single Well, Ifield, Gravesend, Kent. TNA tells us: "Sadly the site is gone no longer in existence it was in the roadway along the Roman Watling Street, at its junction with Church Lane, where it joins the relatively recently named Hever Road with Mailings Cross. Local opinion, erroneously believes that its name derives from there only being one well in the district, but it originates from its substrate, being once called ‘Shinglewell’ describing the substrate. It ended its days as a traditional winch well, with a depth of 150 yards. Watt (1917) described the draw well as having a sign, reading ‘This water is not fit for drinking’— the result of contamination by a nearby stagnant pond. This wooden framework was removed during the First World War, when the well was filled in and domed over. Later, in 1935, a granite slab inscribed with: ‘Site of the Ancient Well, Singlewell Parish or Ifield’ was placed there. Unfortunately, this was removed by the County Council in 1952, and along with the combination of road improvements, the site was largely forgotten."

Just over 70 metres to the north north west, Pastscape records a now lost farm and 12th to 13th century chapel, for which this may have been the water source - see Pastscape Monument No. 413629. The whole area is now covered by modern housing developments.

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TQ6570 : London Countryway in Kent (19) by Shazz
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TQ6570 : The George, Singlewell by Chris Whippet
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TQ6570 : The George, Singlewell by Chris Whippet
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TQ6570 : London Countryway in Kent (20) by Shazz
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TQ6570 : Roman Road, Singlewell by Dylan Moore
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