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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Rebecca's Well (Crazies Hill) Alternative Name: Rebra's Well; Crazies Hill (Wargrave); Crawy-wy-seath HillCountry: England
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County: Berkshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Wargrave Nearest Village: Crazies Hill / Warren Row
Map Ref: SU7993080487
Latitude: 51.517659N Longitude: 0.849446W
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| 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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
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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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This well on Crazies Hill or Cray-wy-seath Hill or 'the hill of fresh clean water of the waterless place' is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1210646. HE tells us the well house dates from circa 1870 and 'was designed by Gertrude Jekyll, who also painted the gable'.
The well house is described as being: "Roughcast brick. Semi-conical tile roof with gabled front. Semi-circular on plan. Gabled front with semi-circular arch, brick band and dentils above and painting in gable by Jekyll with inscription :-'Rebeka and the Servants of Abraham at the well of Nahor. And the servants ran to meet her and said let I pray thee drink a little water of thy pitcher'.
The Journal of Antiquities also features a page for Rebecca’s Well, Wargrave, Berkshire, adding the well has been frequented for its health-giving, healing properties. The Journal adds the well is located in the woods just a little to the south of Crazies Hill Lane on the way to Cockpole Green.
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