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| HER Number: | MDV460 |
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| Name: | Holy Well west of St. Petrock's Church |
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Summary
Holy well shown on 19th- and 21st century maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 409 122 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton St. Petrock |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON ST.PETROCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS41SW/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Holy Well' shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Holy Well' shown.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 214 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
Holy well (probably St. Petrock's) approx 145 metres west of church in a field. Stone surround almost vanished, overhung by ancient ash stump.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978 - 1980, SS41SW1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343688.
Visited 19th March 1954. Uncovered and has appearance of a spring. There is some rubble around suggesting a low wall previously surrounded it. Generally in dilapidated condition.
Visited 16th November 1978. There was quite possibly a spring at this point but no evidence of a well in the form of any stone structure survives.
Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.
'Holy Well' shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV304810 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1957. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 214. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV341569 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV343688 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978 - 1980. SS41SW1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV457 | Related to: St. Petrock's Church, Newton St. Petrock (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 23 2023 8:36AM |
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