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Name:St Helen's Spring, Louth
HER Number:MLI42924
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Medieval holy well at Louth.

Grid Reference:TF 330 872
Map Sheet:TF38NW
Parish:LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

St Helen's spring is documented from 1235 onwards. The monks of Louth Park Abbey diverted the spring along Monks' Dyke. {1}{2}

St Helen's spring is marked on the maps of Louth until at least 1839. {3}{4}{5}{6}{7}


<1> Naomi Field, 1978, Louth: The Hidden Town, p.13 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI5998.

<2> BAYLEY, R., 1834, NOTICES OF LOUTH, pp.213-4 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI905.

<3> ESPIN, T., 1808, PLAN OF LOUTH, - (Map). SLI3704.

<4> DEAN AND MUNDAY, 1834, PLAN OF LOUTH, - (Map). SLI3703.

<5> DAWSON, R.K., 1835, LOUTH, - (Map). SLI3536.

<6> 1839, MAP OF THE BOROUGH OF LOUTH, - (Map). SLI3609.

<7> William White, 1856, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition, p.243 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI886.

Monument Types

  • HOLY WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status

  • Conservation Area

Sources and further reading

<1>Bibliographic Reference: Naomi Field. 1978. Louth: The Hidden Town. p.13.
<2>Bibliographic Reference: BAYLEY, R.. 1834. NOTICES OF LOUTH. pp.213-4.
<3>Map: ESPIN, T.. 1808. PLAN OF LOUTH. -.
<4>Map: DEAN AND MUNDAY. 1834. PLAN OF LOUTH. -.
<5>Map: DAWSON, R.K.. 1835. LOUTH. -.
<6>Map: 1839. MAP OF THE BOROUGH OF LOUTH. -.
<7>Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.243.

Related records

MLI42925Related to: Aswell Spring, Louth (Monument)
MLI43579Related to: Louth Park Abbey, Keddington (Monument)
MLI41384Related to: Monks' Dyke (Monument)