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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maiden's Head - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Norfolk

Submitted by jamesrattue on Thursday, 15 October 2015  Page Views: 2544

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Maiden's Head
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.356 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Norfolk Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Aylsham
Map Ref: TG178246
Latitude: 52.775032N  Longitude: 1.227564E
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
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
1 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.
1 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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Maiden's Head submitted by jamesrattue : The Maiden's Head spring, near Aylsham, Norfolk - well, possibly. Photographed 9th October 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)
What a tempting site to try and visit. Surely some striking folkloric significance lies behind the name of the stream that runs along the valley south of Aylsham town, The Mermaid, and the spring designated the Mermaid’s Head that, according to the 1883 (and modern) OS map, lies beside it.

In fact nothing appears to be known apart from that lyrical name; and whatever spring there is lies almost inaccessible among the boggy woods around the rivulet. I’m not even sure whether the muddy puddle I discovered is actually it, hence giving detailed directions seems superfluous; I wouldn’t advise trying to find it.
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