St. John the Baptist Churchyard in Bisley, Surrey

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Bisley, Surrey Heath Borough, Surrey GU24 9DX England

Coordinates: 51.32736, -0.62664
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The location of Bisley Church is interesting since it is in a lonely spot out of the village. So maybe the location was sacred. The old walls of the church are certainly very interesting. They include blue sandstone (which is not local), thin tile and iron-slag which may indicate nearby iron working As for the spring near the church, we know that the Celts venerated springs and these sites were adopted by the Romans - as excavations have shown at Bath. However, like the temples, they tended to be dedicated to pagan deities.

The site may be very ancient, the nearby St John's well may have religious overtones dating back to Roman times. It is possible that the original religious building on this site was not constructed to serve the community but was intended as a shrine for visitors to the well.