Northampton, Thomas A Becket Well 1922
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After his trial for treason at Northampton in 1164, Thomas à Beckett escaped from St Andrew's Priory. By an ancient tradi- tion he is supposed to have stopped at a well on the Bedford Road for a drink before continuing on his way, eventually tak- ing ship for France and exile. He returned to England, of course, and was martyred in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. The well, marked on the 1610 John Speed map, had its well-house rebuilt by the corporation in 1843 in Gothic style.
An extract from Northampton Town and City Memories.
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