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| HER Number: | MDV12312 |
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| Name: | WELL in the Parish of Rackenford |
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Summary
Site of a possible saint's well on Rackenford Common
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 849 182 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS81NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Rackenford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | RACKENFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS81NW/13
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS81NW8 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV60156.
Brown cites a saint's well 'on Rackenford Common. ' OS uncertain if this is the one mentioned. OS 6" 1887 (revised 1903) shows a well at above NGR. The sacred well is marked at SS85021826 (see PRN 12316).
Ordnance Survey, 1903, 33NE (Cartographic). SDV60159.
Brown, T., 1959, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, III, 37 (Article in Serial). SDV60158.
Holy well on Rackenford common according to John Benson with unknown dedication.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV60156 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS81NW8. SS81NW. |
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| SDV60158 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1959. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, III. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 91. A5 Hardback. 37. |
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| SDV60159 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1903. 33NE. 6". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14858 | Related to: All Saints Parish Church, Rackenford (Building) |
| MDV12316 | Related to: Holy Trinity Well (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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