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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Ethelbert's Well (Marden) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Herefordshire

Submitted by jfarrar on Monday, 29 March 2004  Page Views: 9520

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Ethelbert's Well (Marden)
Country: England County: Herefordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Marden
Map Ref: SO512471  Landranger Map Number: 149
Latitude: 52.120050N  Longitude: 2.714153W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
0no data
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St Ethelbert's Well (Marden)
St Ethelbert's Well (Marden) submitted by jfarrar : St Ethelbert's Well, situated in a room at the west end of the nave. After King Offa of Mercia murdered King Ethelbert of the East Angles his body was thrown in a marsh, but a column of light revealed it and a spring appeared. (Vote or comment on this photo)
St Ethelbert's Well is situated in a room at the west end of the nave of the church.
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St Ethelbert's Well (Marden)
St Ethelbert's Well (Marden) submitted by jfarrar : Inside the well (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Ethelbert's Well (Marden)
St Ethelbert's Well (Marden) submitted by jfarrar : St Ethelbert's Well (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO5147 : The Old Vicarage (Marden) by Fabian Musto
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SO5147 : Marden church by Jeremy Bolwell
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SO5147 : Road into the churchyard at Marden by Rob Purvis
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SO5147 : Public footpath by St. Mary's Church (Marden) by Fabian Musto
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SO5147 : St Mary, Marden by Philip Pankhurst
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Re: St Ethelbert's Well (Marden) by jfarrar on Tuesday, 23 February 2010
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