Malign Frequencies: Further Transmissions from Horsingdon, No.30: The Well in the Wood

This ancient well forms part of a notable site of pagan worship which can be found in the northwesterly corner of the woods on Burn Hill. Subsequent to a number of strange occurances in the area during the 1780s, the lid of the well was sealed by a local stonemason.

For nearly a century, it seems, the old well was lost to memory; then in the 1890s it was rediscovered and, for some reason, its seal was soon after forcibly broken. No one is quite sure who was responsible for this act of wanton vandalism - although at the time rumours circulated linking James Boreham to the incident. Coincidentally, a number of children - all of who were last seen playing in the vicinity of Burn Hill - went missing around the time of this discovery. Horsingdon folk being who they are, intense speculation soon followed as to whether the two events were related. In any case, since then the well and its content have remained silent and inactive - for the time being, at least.