<< Our Photo Pages >> Maiden's Head - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Norfolk
Submitted by jamesrattue on Thursday, 15 October 2015 Page Views: 2551
Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Maiden's HeadCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 4.823 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Norfolk Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Aylsham
Map Ref: TG178246
Latitude: 52.775032N Longitude: 1.227564E
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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What a tempting site to try and visit. Surely some striking folkloric significance lies behind the name of the stream that runs along the valley south of Aylsham town, The Mermaid, and the spring designated the Mermaid’s Head that, according to the 1883 (and modern) OS map, lies beside it.
In fact nothing appears to be known apart from that lyrical name; and whatever spring there is lies almost inaccessible among the boggy woods around the rivulet. I’m not even sure whether the muddy puddle I discovered is actually it, hence giving detailed directions seems superfluous; I wouldn’t advise trying to find it.
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