Edington, Somerset, England
The Holy Well
The Holy Well
This impressive well (pictured above) is set in a large baptistery and around the structure also are seats set around a stone forecourt. According to the author Coxe, the smell of sulphur is “quite noticeable”. The water was used for scorbutic disorders and was very cold.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
Location
Visitor Information
Edington is a rural village in Somerset, England.
It is situated on the north side of the Polden Hills in the Sedgemoor district.
Pictured left is the Holy Well courtesy of Damon Knight. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
