Chapel Walls Well, Wolsingham
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Chapel Walls Well, Wolsingham
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 2 Sep 2011
Near the well are the remains of a moated manor house dating to the C12th but there is little to see above ground http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=20090 Earthworks existing in the field immediately south of the well are thought to be part of a medieval settlement (either a village or part of the manor house) Image It has also been associated with remains of a failed monastic foundation documented in the C12th. Keys to the Past: http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/site-Details?PRN=D9123 Gatehouse: http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/4482.html
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Image Location
Latitude
54.733951
Longitude
-1.882719