Record Details
| MonUID: | MST12214 |
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| HER Number: | 50595 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | St Andrew's Well, St. Modwen's Orchard, Burton-upon-Trent |
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Summary
A holy well associated with St. Andrew's Chapel was constructed on Annesley Island by St Modwen some time between the 7th and 9th centuries.
Monument Type(s):
- HOLY WELL (Early Medieval to Anglo Saxon - 600 AD? to 1004 AD?)
Protected Status:
Full description
There is every reason to believe that St. Modwen's Well and Chapel were situated on the flat meadow opposite the churchyard as this spot is still known as Annesley or Andressey, (the name of the island where the church was located in the 7th-9th centuries) and the part of the river dividing the island from the shore is called 'The Modwens' or 'Mudwins'. Plot, in the Natural History of Staffordshire (1686), mentions the well as 'celebrated for the cure of the kings evil'. (SB, 21-Nov-2003) <1>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 22 SE - 4 (Wesley, 1848 / Nalan(?), 1957). |
Related records
| 00223 | Related to: Burton Abbey / The Abbey of Mary and Saint Modwen, Burton-upon-Trent (Monument) |
| 01885 | Related to: St. Andrew's Chapel, St Modwen's Orchard, Burton-upon-Trent (Monument) |
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