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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Thomas's Well (Canterbury)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.113 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Kent Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Canterbury Nearest Village: Canterbury
Map Ref: TR151578
Latitude: 51.278718N Longitude: 1.082791E
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Kent.
This well is probably the most famed associated with the cult of St Thomas and many people believe that no trace of it survives.
However, if you enter the crypt where the shrine was originally located you will find the capped remains of it. Legendarily it is said that the after the martyrdom his blood was washed into the well and afterwards its waters were said to have healing qualities and filled many a pilgrim's flask.
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