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The Upwey Wishing Well

Upwey, near Weymouth, Dorset

The source of the River Wey, where George III is said to have drunk.

At Upwey, the River Wey bubbles up from the ground into a clear pool. George III, who holidayed at Weymouth, is said to have drunk here from a gold cup.

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When
From the 1700s
Where
50.6600, -2.4700
Group
Holy wells & springs

Visiting

Gardens and a tearoom beside the spring, open in season.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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