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<< Our Photo Pages >> St. Osyth's Well (Bierton) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Buckinghamshire

Submitted by DavidCWoods on Friday, 26 November 2004  Page Views: 12476

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St. Osyth's Well (Bierton)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.395 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Buckinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Aylesbury  Nearest Village: Bierton
Map Ref: SP836152
Latitude: 51.829171N  Longitude: 0.788269W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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St. Osyth's Well (Bierton)
St. Osyth's Well (Bierton) submitted by DavidCWoods : The well lies in a well tended rest area with views over the surrounding fields, but somehow seems a little impersonal. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The well has been recently restored, but the heavy bars covering it look a bit industrial. A pump stands close by, and just down hill is a pond. A pipe emerging from the hillside a few yards from the well feeds a stream running into the pond.

The dedication to St. Osyth, an Essex princess, is attributed on the notice nearby to her connection with wells - the church's to St. James has been ascribed to the fact that he is the patron saint of pilgrims, suggesting that the well may have been a source of pilgramage before the church was built.

Reported as being next to the church of St. James the Great, I walked round the churchyard without success. Well Cottage is just to the north of the church but no signs there either. Eventually tried the local pub, and was given directions - past the church to the south for a few yards the take the turning on the left down hill.
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St. Osyth's Well (Bierton)
St. Osyth's Well (Bierton) submitted by DavidCWoods : As is often the case, the well is sited part way down the hill with the church on top. The site was far from obvious from the churchyard, but once found, the two can be seen to be quite close. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St. Osyth's Well (Bierton)
St. Osyth's Well (Bierton) submitted by DavidCWoods : The nearby pump presumably taps the same source. A stream emerges from a pipe in the hill near this, running down to the pond. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SP8315 : St. James the Great, Bierton by Rob Farrow
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SP8315 : North Door, St. James the Great, Bierton by Rob Farrow
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SP8315 : Bierton houses by Rob Farrow
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SP8315 : Pond near St. Osyth's Well, Bierton by Rob Farrow
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SP8315 : The Village Pump by Rob Farrow
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