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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Chedworth springCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Cirenchester Nearest Village: Chedworth
Map Ref: SP053121
Latitude: 51.807514N Longitude: 1.924532W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Gloucestershire
Easily found by the gate through the churchyard is this once important spring. It is suggested that it predates the church and maybe the reason for its siting. It was probably known by the Romans. It was dry when I visited.
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