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Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne

England
List entry 1005154
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005154
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
TR 20007 56466
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Well Chapel (remains of) is a medieval religious structure located at Bekesbourne in Kent. The site preserves fragmentary remains of a chapel that served a local well, a type of devotional monument common in medieval England where natural water sources were often associated with saints or healing properties. The chapel dates to the medieval period, though precise dating of its construction is not definitively established in the surviving archaeological record. The remains constitute an important testimony to popular religious practice and the veneration of holy wells in medieval Kent.

Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005154. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne?

Well Chapel (remains of) is a medieval religious structure located at Bekesbourne in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005154.

Who is responsible for protecting Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne?

Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005154.

What other scheduled monuments are near Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Archbishop's Palace, Bekesbourne (1.1 km), Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street (3.1 km), Enclosures W of Woodlands (3.3 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Archbishop's Palace, Bekesbourne
1.1 km
Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street
3.1 km
Enclosures W of Woodlands
3.3 km
Wingham Roman villa, 100m south of Glendale Cottage
4.1 km
Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs
4.6 km
Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood
5.3 km
Dane John Mound and Roman and medieval remains in Dane John Garden
5.3 km
Canterbury Castle
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne

Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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Around Well Chapel (remains of), Bekesbourne

CanterburyRoman town · ~3.3 miles
Domesday entry for Garrington, Kent →
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