2008

SO9480 : St Kenelm's Spring, Clent

taken 16 years ago, near to Romsley, Worcestershire, England

St Kenelm's Spring, Clent
St Kenelm's Spring, Clent
Behind St Kenelm's church in the Clent Hills is a spring and well near where Kenelm, a Mercia king was allegedly murdered around 820AD. SO9480 : Plaque by St Kenelm's Spring

'Now, take St Kenelm's life which I've been reading;
He was Kenulph's son, the nobel king
Of Mercia. Now St Kenelm dreamt a thing
Shortly before they murdered him one day.
He saw his murder in a dream, I say...'
- Chaucer, The Nun's Priest's Tale

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Photographer
Philip Halling   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 27 January, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 31 January, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 944 807 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:25.4609N 2:4.9561W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 944 807
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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