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St Margaret's Well
Spring
Cool today
Editor's Notes
The holy well beside Binsey's little church, associated with the 8th-century St Frideswide, is by tradition the 'treacle well' of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland — 'treacle' being an old word for healing balm. Pilgrims visited it for cures for centuries, and Carroll knew it well from nearby Oxford.
well with arch and steps in Binsey, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2
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Weather at St Margaret's Well
H: 70° L: 48°
Sunny
53°
|
Feels like 49°
Precipitation
17%
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
UV Index
0.6
Water Conditions:
🥶Too cold for most swimmers
12 AM
52°
3 AM
50°
6 AM
48°
9 AM
57°
12 PM
66°
3 PM
69°
6 PM
68°
9 PM
62°
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