Holy Well
TQ 676 532 51°15′14″N 0°22′27″E / 51.253809°N 0.374055°E / 51.253809; 0.374055
The Wateringbury Stream flows past a group of cottages in Pizien Well Road, Wateringbury. The name Pizien may be a corruption of Poison. Local superstition was that a bride would drink the water from the well to ensure fertility.
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