King Richard's Well, Ambion Field - Sutton Cheney

Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)

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  • Listing Status: Grade II
  • District: Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Parish: Sutton Cheney
  • Custodian: Fellowship of White Boar

Tall roughly mortared granite cairn with entrance to well and associated plaque. Believed to have been erected in 1813, on private land. What is thought to be the earliest image of the well is an 1890s engraving which shows Ambion Hill farm in the background. It is currently though to be maintained by the Fellowship of the White Boar. The plaque in the well (which is in Latin) states that it is thought to be the site from which King Richard III took his last drink, and there is an English translation plaque on the fence (this is in metal with a raised inscription and border). Recently repointed.

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View Further Details Memorial Type:Cairn, Tablet or Plaque or Board Ref: WMP1116 Other Designation: Registered Battlefield 5 Custodian: Fellowship of White Boar Information Sources: Battlefield Site Website, R Knox Website Links: http://www.battlefield-site.co.uk/boswor...

Location

King Richard's Well, Ambion Field - Sutton Cheney
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Inscription Reads

NEAR THIS SPOT, ON AUGUST 22ND 1485,
AT THE AGE OF 32, KING RICHARD III
FELL FIGHTING GALLANTLY IN DEFENCE
OF HIS REALM & HIS CROWN AGAINST
THE USURPER HENRY TUDOR.
THE CAIRN WAS ERECTED BY DR
SAMUEL PARR IN 1813 TO MARK THE
WELL FROM WHICH THE KING IS SAID
TO HAVE DRUNK DURING THE BATTLE.
IT IS MAINTAINED BY THE
FELLOWSHIP OF THE WHITE BOAR.

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Name Rank Unit Batt Died Plantagenet - Richard King Of England 22/08/1485
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