A local legend records that it was from the spring which Richard drank before the battle. This might suggest that the well was already noted and perhaps a holy well? Another legend records that on a hawthorn tree near the spring King Richard’s crown was found which would be very coincidental if the former legend was correct. This seems likely to be a piece of folklore later adapted to support the well rather than vica versa.

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1. Shenton Station – Sutton Cheney Wharf Café loop from Hinckley and Bosworth

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01:28

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2. Market Bosworth Town Centre – Market Bosworth Country Park loop from Hinckley and Bosworth

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02:56

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3. Ambion Wood – Richard III's Well loop from Hinckley and Bosworth

2.20km

00:35

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Location: Sutton Cheney, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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Richard III's Well

1. Shenton Station – Sutton Cheney Wharf Café loop from Hinckley and Bosworth

2. Market Bosworth Town Centre – Market Bosworth Country Park loop from Hinckley and Bosworth

3. Ambion Wood – Richard III's Well loop from Hinckley and Bosworth

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