Well End is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in the parish

Parish

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 of Little Marlow

Little Marlow

Little Marlow is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.It is on the north bank of the River Thames, about a mile east of Marlow. The toponym "Marlow" is derived from the Old English for "land remaining after the draining of a pool"...

, in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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, England

England

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. It is situated on the north-west side of the village of Bourne End

Bourne End, Buckinghamshire

Bourne End is a village predominantly in the parish of Wooburn and Bourne End, but also in the parish of Little Marlow, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated close to the border with Berkshire, near where the River Wye meets the River Thames...

. Although it lies in a separate parish, it is geographically contiguous with and subordinate to Bourne End; but unlike most of the hamlets consumed by its larger neighbour, it retains a distinct character, and the use of the name is common and well recognised locally.

The area was once known as Fontibus de Merlow, (Marlow Fountain), of which Well End is a likely etymological derivative.

It is endowed with Abbotsbrook Hall, a small, parish council-owned venue used for community events. The local hostelry is The Black Lion situated on Marlow Road. Claytons School, the junior school

Junior school

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 serving Well End and Bourne End, is sited locally on Wendover Road. There is nearby access to the Little Marlow Gravel Pits nature reserve and to the River Thames

River Thames

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 towpath.

Well End was formerly home to a Congregationalist

Congregational church

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 mission hall and The Blacksmiths Arms public house

Public house

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