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| HER Number: | MDV54 |
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| Name: | St. Nectan's Well, Welcombe |
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Summary
Probable medieval well housing over a pre-Conquest well.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 228 183 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS21NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Welcombe |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WELCOMBE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS21NW/504
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLY WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Binnall, P. B. G., 1940 - 1941, Holy Wells in Devonshire, 126 (Article in Serial). SDV70316.
Situated just below parish church with stone gabled well head.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 215 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
St. Nectan's well. Associated with church, and apparently gives name to the village.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977 - 1997, SS21NW7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV337124.
Visited 16/10/1977. Well enclosed by reconditioned or fairly modern stone well head. Height 2.4m, length 1.5m, width 1.3m. Other details: Photograph.
Department of Environment, 1989, Welcombe, 109 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV336526.
Well housing at St. Nectan's well. Probably a medieval structure but the well is of pre-conquest origin. Rubble stone. Rectangular: plain stone structure with gabled stone corbelled roof. Gable with small square-headed niche. Square-head opening to well with no door. Roadside position.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 198 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV336526 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1989. Welcombe. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 109. |
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| SDV337124 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977 - 1997. SS21NW7. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 198. |
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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. 126. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 24 2015 12:11PM |
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