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Folklore Section
Well Known Legends
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Kenfig - The Complete History (e-Resource)Well Known Local LegendsMagical Well of NewtonThe well near the church at Newton, Porthcawl was once called Sandford's Well after a little known Norman knight but later dedicated to St. John the Baptist.
Peculiar PropertiesThe well's peculiar property of seeming to be empty when the tide on the nearby beach is in and full when the tide is out made local
people believe that it had magical properties.
Recent AnalysisIn recent years the water has been analysed and found to be no different than water elsewhere; it is now known that the
inflow of water from underground springs is affected by subterranean passages with fissures that act like valves. These
passages are connected with Newton beach where the fresh water bubbles out and the incoming tide forces up the pressure in the fissures.
The result is that there is a time lag of about 3 hours within the well itself making it appear to act contrarily to the tides.
For a long time this apparent phenomenon had puzzled many people - R.D.Blackmore himself was intrigued and wrote...
Strange EventsMany strange events have taken place around this well.
Local LegendIt was once thought that there had been a church on the site of the well, but this along with several cottages been engulfed by the advancing sand.
A local legend says that one day the sea would return to this area and that when this took place it would be possible for a ship to be moored near Clevis Hill.
To prepare for this forthcoming event a sycamore tree was planted near a cottage on top of the hill.
Once a very high tide sent the sea rushing in as far as St.John's well and it was thought that the prophecy was about to be fulfilled.
To date Newtonians have been spared the final outcome of such a prophecy.
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Kenfig - The Complete History (e-Resource) || An important part of Wales' documentary heritage, identified by the National Library of Wales || www.kenfig.org.uk |
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Acknowledgements ||Bibliography(1) Bridgend County Borough Council Library & Information Services
(2) Bridgend County Borough Council
(3) Kenfig History Society
(4) Porthcawl Museum & Historical Society
Webpage Author(1) Mr Rob Bowen - Kenfig.org Local Community Group, 2010.
3rd Party Copyright:Magical Well of Newton;Information & illustration - (Legends of Porthcawl and the Glamorgan Coast - Alun Morgan)
and part re-published online strictly for educational purposes only - 3rd party copyright © Alun Morgan 1974
(Legends of Porthcawl and the Glamorgan Coast) - (Second Edition (First lithographic reprint 1978, Third Impression 1983 - ISBN 0950447501)
Information edited & sub-edited for online purposes || Rob Bowen - Kenfig.org Local Community Group, 2010
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