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| HER Number: | MDV186 |
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| Name: | St Brannock's Holy Well |
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Summary
St. Brannock's Holy Well, to west of St Brannock's Well Church. Oval shaped pond, probably fed by spring in field to east of church.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 486 373 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/8
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS43NE 9
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLY WELL (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Risdon, T., 1811, Choreographical Description or Survey of the County of Devon (Monograph). SDV20653.
Referred to in Leylands Itinerary 1534-1543 AD.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 8SE (Cartographic). SDV17296.
Binnall, P. B. G., 1940 - 1941, Holy Wells in Devonshire, 122 (Article in Serial). SDV70316.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953 - 1954, SS43NE9 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341585.
Remains of St Brannocks Well.
1. Well (Name centred at SS48733733).
2. St Brannock's Well. Referred to in Leyland's Itinerary (1534-1543 AD).
3. St Brannock's Well. An ancient well.
4. Visited 30/9/1953 The present appearance of this site is that it is a deralict ornamental pond, probably fed by a spring beneath, with no trace of any previous construction or of antiquity. Its edges are stone walled, oval shaped, and there is a sluicegate of stone brick and concrete in the east. Immediately to the west of the site is what appears to be an old quarry. Other details: Photograph.
Unknown, 1956 - 1958, Review of Stephan, 336 (Article in Serial). SDV341587.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 209 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
St. Brannock's Holy Well. Wood near Brampton, by chapel. Now being restored.
Stephan, J., 1958, St Brannoc's Chapel and Well, 98-113 (Article in Serial). SDV341586.
In 1958 the well and its pool were cleaned out and restored. General history given.
Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Archaeology of Exmoor, 212 (Monograph). SDV1641.
Recently restored.
Faull, T., 2009, Holy Wells in Tarka Country (Website). SDV341589.
The well was renovated in 1957 when a new Catholic Chapel was built. Also a grotto where a statue of the Virgin Mary looks out over a still pool. Photograph taken in April 2003. Other details: Photograph.
Baines, C., 2009, Source of St Brannoc's Holy Well (Personal Comment). SDV341588.
The location of the source of St Brannoc's Holy Well is possibly at SS48743735, in a small field to the east of the church and pool.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1641 | Monograph: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. The Archaeology of Exmoor. The Archaeology of Exmoor: Bideford Bay to Bridgwater. A5 Hardback. 212. |
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| SDV17296 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 8SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV20653 | Monograph: Risdon, T.. 1811. Choreographical Description or Survey of the County of Devon. Choreographical Description or Survey of the County of Devon. Unknown. |
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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. 209. |
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| SDV341585 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953 - 1954. SS43NE9. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV341586 | Article in Serial: Stephan, J.. 1958. St Brannoc's Chapel and Well. Buckfast Abbey Chronicle. 28:2. Unknown. 98-113. |
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| SDV341587 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1956 - 1958. Review of Stephan. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 27. Unknown. 336. |
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| SDV341588 | Personal Comment: Baines, C.. 2009. Source of St Brannoc's Holy Well. |
| SDV341589 | Website: Faull, T.. 2009. Holy Wells in Tarka Country. www.holywells.com. Website. |
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| SDV70316 | Article in Serial: Binnall, P. B. G.. 1940 - 1941. Holy Wells in Devonshire. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 21. Unknown. 122. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11865 | Related to: St Brannock's Chapel (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2023 2:05PM |
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