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| HER Number: | MDV18441 |
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| Name: | St Nicholas Well, Fore Street, Totnes |
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Summary
St Nicholas Well is mentioned in an entry in the borough muniments in 1450. No trace of it remains.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 803 604 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/103
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLY WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Griffiths, D. M., Chapel of St Nicholas (Personal Comment). SDV350560.
Site unknown, but chapel of St Nicholas was sited here (see SX86SW/54).
Windeatt, E., 1880, An Historical Sketch of Totnes, 168 (Article in Serial). SDV168929.
St Nicholas Well is mentioned in an entry in the borough muniments in 1450. No trace of it remains.
Rea, C. F., 1923, Totnes in Bygone Days, 11 (Un-published). SDV337093.
Spring of St Nicholas, vicarage conduit.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 215 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
Spring of St Nicholas, vicarage conduit.
Pink, F., 2014, Devon Extensive Urban Survey Project. Rapid Assessment of Archaeological Interventions (Report - non-specific). SDV357343.
An excavation was undertaken at 61-65 Fore Street, Totnes by the Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit in 1985.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV168929 | Article in Serial: Windeatt, E.. 1880. An Historical Sketch of Totnes. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 12. Hardback Volume. 168. |
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| SDV304810 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1957. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 215. |
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| SDV337093 | Un-published: Rea, C. F.. 1923. Totnes in Bygone Days. Unknown. 11. |
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| SDV350560 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, D. M.. Chapel of St Nicholas. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #9023 ] |
| SDV357343 | Report - non-specific: Pink, F.. 2014. Devon Extensive Urban Survey Project. Rapid Assessment of Archaeological Interventions. AC Archaeology Report. ACD473/1/1. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9107 | Related to: Chapel of St Nicholas, Fore Street, Totnes (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6636 - Excavation, 61-65 Fore Street, Totnes
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 15 2014 2:05PM |
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