Conjectured silver and gold coins in large bucket, from a well near the church, All Saints' Church, Great Chesterford (EHER 83322)

There is a local tradition dating from the 18th century that a large bucket of silver and gold coins was found in a well near the church, but this may be an exaggeration of the other recorded finds.

There is a local tradition dating from the 18th century that a large bucket of silver and gold coins was found in a well near the church. This is probably an exaggeration of the many finds and pits uncovered during grave-digging operations, but it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that it is true. However, stories of a gold cross supposed to have been found near the green and a peal of silver bells supposed to be hidden in a secret tunnel from the church to the Crown Inn follow a common folklore theme and are probably fictitious. <1>