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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Peter's Well (West Mersea)Country: England County: Essex Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Colchester Nearest Village: West Mersea
Map Ref: TM006124
Latitude: 51.774311N Longitude: 0.906250E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Holy Well formerly attached to the now vanished priory of St Peter and St Paul, at West Mersea on Mersea Island.
Now restored, but covered with timber. A bronze plate was added in 2000 giving information. Accessible via a board walk path from the Coast Road.
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