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Submitted by DavidCWoods on Sunday, 07 November 2004 Page Views: 17525

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Queen Anne's Well (Carshalton) Alternative Name: Anne Boleyn's Well, Notre Dame de Boulogne's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.18 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Surrey Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: London Nearest Village: Carshalton
Map Ref: TQ279645
Latitude: 51.365172N Longitude: 0.164187W
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**Queen Anne's Well (Carshalton)** submitted by DavidCWoods : Not obviously a well, apart from the notice, but quite pleasant none the less. It is situated just opposite Carshalton Ponds, and is close to the local Heritage Centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Holy Well or sacred spring in Surrey

Situated on the corner of High Street and Church Hill in Carshalton, outside All Saints Church, the well is now filled with flowers and has a small notice beside it.

Local legend has it that Anne Boleyn's horse stumbled on a stone while she and Henry VIII were journeying from Nonsuch Palace to see a local nobleman and that the well sprung up on the site.

The problem with this story is that Nonsuch Palace was built in 1538, while Anne was executed in 1536! It is more likely that the name is a corruption of Notre Dame de Boulogne, as the Count of Boulogne was Lord of the Manor of Carshalton in the 12th Century.

holywell wrote: Well is now dry and overgrown but easily found by the church. Said to have arisen from the hoof of Queen Anne Boleyn’s horse. However, more probably St Anne or from "Bolonia" or "Bologne", a local C13th landowner.
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TQ2764 : North Street, Carshalton, Surrey by Dr Neil Clifton — by Dr Neil Clifton
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TQ2764 : The 'Greyhound', Carshalton, Surrey by Dr Neil Clifton — by Dr Neil Clifton
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TQ2764 : West Pond, Carshalton Ponds by Marathon — by Marathon
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TQ2764 : Carshalton Pond by N Chadwick — by N Chadwick
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TQ2764 : Carshalton by Peter Trimming — by Peter Trimming
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