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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: King Alfred's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.736 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Oxfordshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Wantage
Map Ref: SU399878
Latitude: 51.587648N Longitude: 1.425482W
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2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Access:

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4	Short walk on a footpath
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2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Oxfordshire

This site is associated with an ancient stronghold of the Saxons. It arises in a woody area which is a public space. In the 1000th Jubilee anniversary of King Alfred's association with the town, a procession went from the town to the well where festivities were held.
The well itself is a boggy morase with only remnants of the structure which are probably only Victorian.
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