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<< Text Pages >> Lady well (Hothfield) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Tuesday, 29 August 2006  Page Views: 4665

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lady well (Hothfield)
Country: England County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ashford  Nearest Village: Hothfield
Map Ref: TQ98054452
Latitude: 51.165630N  Longitude: 0.831326E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
2 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
4

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Not much is known of this bar its name. However the presence of a nearby wood called Chapel Wood may be significant.

The well is a circular four foot red brick domed well house lying in a small copse. Clear spring water emerges through a large opening to the left side of this well house. Its brickwork is in good order, and the supply clear of visible rubbish or pollution. Some of the well's brickwork, may possibly be of a 17th century origin, but it has certainly been repaired this century using concrete.

Confusing correspondence with Mr. Simmons of nearby Godington Place did not reveal any knowledge of this site, but did highlight another possible ancient well. He noted that close to the grid reference is a mediaeval well, now a traditional cottage winch well enclosed in the garden of the North Lodge. He believed that this was possible a holy well with a chapel associated with it.

To find the Lady’s Well, take the A20 (T) to Ashford, taking the minor road to the right which enters Hothfield, pass out of the village, taking the southerly minor road that passes the waterfall. The well lies close to this besides the wood, on the left. Follow the edge of the lake until one reaches the well in a wooded glade below (NB There is no evidence for a public right of way, but parts of the route appear to be well traversed.)
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TQ9744 : Hothfield Lake by David Kemp
by David Kemp
©2006(licence)
TQ9844 : Coppiced / pleached fencing, Godinton Lane by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2011(licence)
TQ9844 : Greensand Way, Godinton Plantation by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2011(licence)
TQ9844 : The Greensand Way through Godinton Plantation by David Anstiss
by David Anstiss
©2009(licence)
TQ9744 : Greensand Way heading into Godinton Plantation by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2011(licence)

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