<< Our Photo Pages >> Calmsden spring - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Gloucestershire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Calmsden spring Alternative Name: Well springCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.269 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Cirencester Nearest Village: Calmsden
Map Ref: SP04540863
Latitude: 51.776321N Longitude: 1.9356W
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 |
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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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4clydesdale7 visited on 23rd Sep 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Quite impressive - pity about rusted tanks which obviously replaced stone troughs
By the roadside is this ancient spring which was christianised by the positioning of a 14th century cross. It produces copious amounts of water.
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