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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ashwell Wishing WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.166 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Melton Mowbray Nearest Village: Ashwell
Map Ref: SK874137
Latitude: 52.713911N Longitude: 0.70765W
Condition:
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| 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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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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 |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 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 |
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The so-called Wishing Well at Ashwell is situated on the edge of the village.
In the past it has been referred to as the Holy Well, and is presumed to be the 'ash tree well' that gives the village its name.
An inscription above the well reads:
All ye who hither come to drink,
Rest not your thoughts below,
Look at that sacred sign and think
Whence living waters flow.
Based on the description by, and used by kind permission of, Bob Trubshaw, from his Interactive Little-known Leicestershire and Rutland CD-ROM.
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