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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Holy Well, BraunstonCountry: England County: Northamptonshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Daventry Nearest Village: Braunston
Map Ref: SP537662
Latitude: 52.291317N Longitude: 1.214095W
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 |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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The whole structure seems to be brick, with a limestone (?) block topping it off, built into the face of the churchyard wall. Access to the well is barred by a locked iron gate. The water seeps from a low brick arch at the back. The fabric of the well is fine, but it seems very ill-regarded and cared-for, and was full of crisp packets, banana skins, and other detritus when we saw it. It isn't recorded anywhere as far as I know - I just assume it's a holy well because of its proximity to this ancient church.
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