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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holywell (Cambridgeshire)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.752 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:
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
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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 |
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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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