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<< Our Photo Pages >> Holywell (Cambridgeshire) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cambridgeshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 01 June 2004  Page Views: 9576

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holywell (Cambridgeshire)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.35 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cambridgeshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: St Ives
Map Ref: TL336707  Landranger Map Number: 154
Latitude: 52.318152N  Longitude: 0.041371W
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.
3 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
3

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Holywell (Cambridgeshire)
Holywell (Cambridgeshire) submitted by Thorgrim : The well house in the churchyard of the fenland village of Holywell. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The holy well that gives its name to this Cambridgeshire village. It is in the churchyard which is situated on a strong bluff overlooking the vast fens of the Ouse valley.

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Holywell (Cambridgeshire)
Holywell (Cambridgeshire) submitted by HOLYWELL : The Holy Well when being dressed back in the 1990s. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Holywell (Cambridgeshire)
Holywell (Cambridgeshire) submitted by DavidCWoods : Holywell at TQ336707. Visited 10th Aug 04. The well lies just below the churchyard, and is well maintained. A flight of steps leads down to it, and below is a pleasant stream leading through a garden. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TL3370 : Distant view of Holywell Church by Keith Edkins
by Keith Edkins
©2012(licence)
TL3370 : Ouse Valley Way south of Holywell by Peter S
by Peter S
©2021(licence)
TL3370 : Ouse Valley Way sign at Holywell by Peter S
by Peter S
©2021(licence)
TL3370 : Drainage ditch by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2017(licence)
TL3370 : Drainage ditch by N Chadwick
by N Chadwick
©2017(licence)

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