<< Our Photo Pages >> Lid Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Surrey
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Lid WellCountry: England County: Surrey Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: St Marthas
Map Ref: TQ03554815
Latitude: 51.223163N Longitude: 0.518555W
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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This clearly ancient well is associated with the interesting St. Martha's hill which antiquarians note was the site of Good Friday Games, as well as being on the Pilgrim's Way. The games stopped in the early 1900s and were associated with interesting ancient earthworks suggesting a long history at the site. The church dedication itself is thought to be to Saynt Marter suggesting a series of martyrdoms occurred on the hillside. There is nothing visible in the area where OS maps mark Lid Well. Just a hollow in the hill with an almost non-existent stream issuing from it. No sign of any man-made structure.
There is a a brick and concrete construction filled by a pipe and full of water which is not the well but a later structure probably related to the nearby gunpowder mills. It can be reached by a footpath south of Keeper's Lane Car park which leads through Colyer's Hanger Wood. The name of the well could derive from pagan god Lugh but more likely deries from O.E Lud meaning loud! It is though clearly an ancient site.
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