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| HER Number: | MDV333 |
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| Name: | St Michael's Well |
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Summary
Site of St Michael's Holy Well renowned for its cures & located in a feld to the south of the road
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 502 276 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS52NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HORWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS52NW/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLY WELL (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS52NW11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV70317.
Unknown, 1829, Untitled Source, 398 (Article in Serial). SDV70315.
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of a well shown on OS 25" (1880s) map as a small square structure marked 'W' in the field to the south of the road.
Binnall, P. B. G., 1940 - 1941, Holy Wells in Devonshire, 124 (Article in Serial). SDV70316.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 213 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
St Michael's Well. Near church. Renowned to cure sore eyes and eruptions.
Anonymous, 1988, Untitled Source (Leaflet). SDV70318.
Other details: Historical notes found in the church.
James, T. + Chandler, J., 2004, The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line, 6,15,Table 1, Fig 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV72921.
St Michael's Well located in a field near the church was once renowned for its cures.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV304810 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1957. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 213. |
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| SDV70315 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1829. Gentleman's Magazine. 398. |
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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. 124. |
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| SDV70317 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS52NW11. SS52NW 11. |
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| SDV70318 | Leaflet: Anonymous. 1988. Church of St Michael, Horwood. |
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| SDV72921 | Report - Assessment: James, T. + Chandler, J.. 2004. The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line. AC Archaeology Report. 4604/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6,15,Table 1, Fig 2. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV776 - The proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple overhead 132kV transmission line
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2009 7:58AM |
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