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<< Text Pages >> Whitepost Hill Spring - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Surrey

Submitted by amunptah on Tuesday, 01 March 2011  Page Views: 4146

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Whitepost Hill Spring
Country: England County: Surrey Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Redhill
Map Ref: TQ273501
Latitude: 51.235891N  Longitude: 0.177932W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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
4

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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Surrey

A spring, with a stone housing, set into a bank. Unfortunately the spring is right beside a busy road, which destroys the ambience. The spring was overflowing with water on my visit.
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TQ2750 : Waysmeet by Ian Capper
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