<< Our Photo Pages >> King Richard's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Leicestershire and Rutland
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: King Richard's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.599 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Hinckley Nearest Village: Market Bosworth
Map Ref: SK402000
Latitude: 52.596314N Longitude: 1.407955W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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King Richard's Well dates to 1813 and is, predictably, the place where Richard III is reputed to have drunk before the Battle of Bosworth. The present structure was restored or rebuilt in 1985.
Based on the description by, and used by kind permission of, Bob Trubshaw, from his Interactive Little-known Leicestershire and Rutland CD-ROM.
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