<< Our Photo Pages >> Bapsey Pond - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Berkshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Bapsey PondCountry: England County: Berkshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Maidenhead Nearest Village: Taplow
Map Ref: SU896823
Latitude: 51.532507N Longitude: 0.709658W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
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1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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SolarMegalith visited on 2nd Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
The spring and the channel to the pond were culverted over in the early 19th century. The pond was apparently used by St. Birinius for baptisms about 642 AD, hence its name.
See also the Journal of Antiquities's entry for Taeppa’s Low, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, which includes details of this well. The JoA gives us details and poses a question: "200 yards to the north-west of (Taeppa's Low) mound is Bapsey Pond which is actually a holy well associated with St Birinus, bishop of Dorchester, who died in 650 AD. He baptised many converts at the well in 642 AD. The source of the pond comes from the old churchyard where the mound is located. So, maybe there were originally two holy wells here?"
More information can be found on Ancient Taplow - scroll down their page until you reach the section headed Bapsey Pond.
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