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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Thomas's Well (Canterbury) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Kent

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Tuesday, 29 August 2006  Page Views: 6763

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
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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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St Thomas's Well (Canterbury)
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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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