<< Our Photo Pages >> Holywell (Cranfield) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Bedfordshire
Submitted by DavidCWoods on Sunday, 07 November 2004 Page Views: 9099
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holywell (Cranfield) Alternative Name: Hollow WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.754 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Bedfordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bedford Nearest Village: Cranfield
Map Ref: SP961424
Latitude: 52.071639N Longitude: 0.599338W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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After taking directions I took the footpath opposite the Cross Keys pub; turning right and then left brought me to the local school (also Holywell). Another footpath leads off to the right into a recreation ground. Sticking to the left hand side of the field, next to the school, I crossed a small gulley by some steps and on to another footpath. Turning left, a dog walker gave me some more directions and the well was revealed in a hollow on the right. A further path branching off to the right gave a better view. It is more of a spring, a leaf filled hollow not improved by a dumped bike.
On the positive side, the water still flows and the orange stains show that it is iron containing. It is pretty boggy - my stick sunk in over a foot when I tried out the ground.
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