<< Our Photo Pages >> Princess Elizabeth's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Buckinghamshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Princess Elizabeth's Well Alternative Name: Quen Elizabeth's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.123 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Buckinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Marlow Nearest Village: Bisham
Map Ref: SU848844
Latitude: 51.552125N Longitude: 0.778336W
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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The well is on private land, marked on the 1:25000 OS map.
The well (or spring) had a reputation for curing people with eye problems and during the 14th century apparently had a tame bird living in the tree overhanging it.
When a bishop tried to have the well covered with stones local "sons of the devil" from Marlow and High Wycombe removed the stones and restored the well.
The name is supposed to come from its use by Queen Elizabeth I when visiting Bisham Abbey.
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