King Richards Well is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1966. Well.

King Richards Well

WRENN ID
empty-bronze-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hinckley and Bosworth
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1966
Type
Well
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 June 2022 to correct a typo in name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SP49 NW 8/106

SUTTON CHENEY AMBION LANE (South Side) King Richards Well

(Formerly listed as King Dick's Well)

7.11.66

II

Well. Probably C19, but restored 1964. Limestone rubble, a pyramidal structure capped by a rough boulder and with a recess, the well itself, in one elevation. where an inscription in Latin commemorates the Battle of Bosworth, since the site is reputedly where Richard III quenched his thirst at the time of the Battle.

Listing NGR: SP4014699976

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