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St Cloud's Well is a natural spring and holy well in Longthorpe, Northamptonshire, in the Soke of Peterborough area of the county. The well lies within Thorpe Park, the former estate of Thorpe Hall. The spring bubbles up through limestone rock and around it have been built three chambers of undressed stone. The whole of which is enclosed in an artificial mound on which trees and shrubs have encroached. Contiguous to the basin are some small fish ponds. Much of the site’s folklore and history derives from a story entitled The Knight of the Red Cross, a story based in Richard I’s reign. Some have suggested there is a tunnel from the well which runs to the Abbey at Peterborough, although there is no evidence of this. The well is within the council area of Peterborough.
Historic England Grade II Listed 1331507.

Place Type: Holy Well
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Division of County: Soke of Peterborough
Lat, Long: 52.568678,-0.27852157
Grid Reference: TL 1677 9815
Council Area: Peterborough CA
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA

GBPN ID: 302511
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Cloud's_Well,_Northamptonshire_302511

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