Milton'S Well, About 125 Yards North Of Eyford Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1986. Well-head.

Milton'S Well, About 125 Yards North Of Eyford Lodge

WRENN ID: secret-grate-alder
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cotswold
Country: England
Date first listed: 16 July 1986
Type: Well-head
Source: Historic England listing

Description

UPPER SLAUGHTER EYFORD SP 12 SE 6/166 Milton's Well, about 125 yards north of - Eyford Lodge II - Well-head and parapet wall. 'Restored and embellished 1885' by Mrs Somerset d'Arcy Irvine. Wide hexagonal stone well head. Parapet wall to NE about 5 feet high has tablet inscribed with illegible extract from 'Paradise Lost' and details of restoration. Believed by Mrs Somerset d'Arcy Irvine to mark the spot where Milton sat to write Paradise Lost. The setting with flanking yew trees and box shrubs is planned and romantic.

Listing NGR: SP1515824297

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