There was an ebbing and flowing well in Kent as well ( as well as another at
Peak Forest in Derbys ), and of course a similar thing is the Woe waters of
the South-east. It was obviously raising and falling of the water table.
Incidently Happy New Year
Ross
>From: Rich Pederick <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Ebbing and Flowing wells
>Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:37:16 +0000
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>On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:45:31 +0000 James Rattue
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > In addition to the ebbing and flowing wells already mentioned, I
> > remember the eponymous spring at Tideswell in Derbyshire and another at
> > Weston Super Mare (I think) in Somerset. However the story is almost
> > invariably that the well *used* to ebb and flow but doesn't now because
> > of drainage works/dry summers/somebody looking at it the wrong way etc
> > etc. I suspect it may be one of those folklore yarns that actually had
> > no basis in fact.
>
>I agree, but it would be interesting to find out the reason
>for the belief. The one at Weston-S-Mare is a new one on
>me, cheers for the info. I wonder if it is in Horne.......
>
>Rich (clearly very bored at work)
>
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