<< Text Pages >> Gorrick’s Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Buckinghamshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Gorrick’s WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.409 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Buckinghamshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Milton Keynes Nearest Village: Calverton
Map Ref: SP78803930
Latitude: 52.046502N Longitude: 0.852394W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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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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This attractive well is found down from a layby on the road north of the village of Calverton. The spring flows from a well worn lion’s head and into a trough made up partly of concrete blocks. It is reached by a series of steps. Its waters were said to be healing and was used by a local Friar.
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also feature a page for this healing well - see their entry for Gorrick’s Spring, Calverton, Buckinghamshire, which has details for finding this site, photographs, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.
TNA also include a link to 'in search of holy wells and healing springs' which discusses this well and also St. Rumbolds Well. - see Holy and Healing Wells.
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