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<< Our Photo Pages >> St. Thomas' Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Herefordshire

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Thursday, 03 April 2008  Page Views: 5571

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Thomas' Well
Country: England County: Herefordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Llanveynoe
Map Ref: SO28433201
Latitude: 51.981921N  Longitude: 3.0435W
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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AJHL visited on 16th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4 A beautiful spring with a nice atmosphere. The water was cold and sweet.

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St. Thomas' Well
St. Thomas' Well submitted by geoffstickland : A beautiful spot in the Olchon Valley. The well comes complete with a tin cup on a string. The well delivers copious quantities of water (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Herefordshire

The spring was resorted to for those suffering from rheumatism and weak eyes and was even thought to be a suitable site to bottle. Fortunately this did not happen as the spring head is quite pleasant and is a much visited site. It emerges from under a rock and into small pool.

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St. Thomas' Well
St. Thomas' Well submitted by AJHL : As you drive up the steep hill out of Glendwr the road takes a sharp right. You then pass the turning to upper Olchon farm. On the right (the downhill side) you will see a small black metal gate. Go through this and go down the steep hill towards the brook. There is a barbed wire fence on your right and a dilapidated wooden gate in it. Go through this and the spring is a few yards on the left. Itâ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO2832 : Olchon Brook by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2009(licence)
SO2831 : The Olchon Valley by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2011(licence)
SO2832 : Footbridge over Olchon Brook by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2009(licence)
SO2832 : Footbridge over the Olchon brook by Jeremy Bolwell
by Jeremy Bolwell
©2012(licence)
SO2832 : The Olchon Valley by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
©2011(licence)

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 2.7km SSE 161° Crucorney Fawr 2 Round Cairn (SO293294)
 3.6km SSE 156° Wiral Cairn* Cairn (SO2985028710)
 4.2km W 262° Darren Esgob* Stone Circle (SO242315)
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 6.2km SE 136° Clodock Inscribed Stone* Carving (SO32642751)
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 7.3km SW 232° Maen Llwyd (Powys)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SO22602762)
 7.3km NW 321° Maes-Coch Chambered Cairn (SO239378)
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 9.6km S 182° Partrishow Churchyard Cross* Ancient Cross (SO2788822434)
 9.6km S 183° Ffynnon Ishow* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SO2784322428)
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