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St Frideswide's Well

Old or holy well
St Frideswide's Well
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St Frideswide's Well is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
St Frideswide's Well is associated with St Frideswide, an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon saint and patron of Oxford, known for her piety and miracles. Traditionally linked to healing, such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and offerings, reflecting the blending of Christian and pre-Christian water cult practices in early medieval England.

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Photo: Bill Nicholls · CC BY-SA 2.0