<< Our Photo Pages >> The Burwells - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cambridgeshire
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: The BurwellsCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 3.262 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cambridgeshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Village: Burwell
Map Ref: TL5866
Latitude: 52.269458N Longitude: 0.314108E
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 |
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Two springs whose waters were said to bestow fertility. They arise on the site of an ancient earthwork near the village.
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19.2km SW 223° Little Shelford Crosses* Ancient Cross (TL453516)
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20.6km ENE 62° How Hill Round Barrow(s) (TL75987626)
21.1km S 180° Bartlow Hills* Barrow Cemetery (TL586449)
21.3km SSE 159° Haverhill marker stone* Marker Stone (TL6633546395)
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