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| HER Number: | MDV9532 |
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| Name: | Ladywell, holy well, Pine Close, Brixham |
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Summary
Ladywell, lidwell or ladewell. Near the upper town in brixham is a curious spring usually ebbing and flowing about ten times an hour, with occassional interuptions of half an hour. One of a pair, it has the property of curing fevers.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 917 549 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95SW |
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| Civil Parish | Brixham |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95SW/11
- Torbay HER: MTO60012
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV317997.
Osa=sx95sw1.
Dean Milles, 1747-1762, Parochial Survey Questionnaire, Summary (M. Dodd, 2003) (Monograph). SDV16186.
Ladywell, lidwell or ladewell. Near the upper town in brixham is a curious spring usually ebbing and flowing about ten times an hour, with occassional interuptions of half an hour. One of a pair, it has the property of curing fevers. Respondent to dean milles questionnaire noted the presence of a holy well called ladywell or laywell.
Brice, A., 1759, Grand Gazeteer or Topographical Dictionary (Monograph). SDV362575.
Polwhele, R., 1793-1806, The History of Devonshire (Monograph). SDV21030.
Moore, T., 1829, A History of Devonshire (Monograph). SDV336332.
Virtue and Company, 1868, The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland., 384 (Monograph). SDV177619.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Well labelled as Lady Well on mapping.
A.J.P.B.H., 1940-41, Unknown, 214 (Article in Serial). SDV363193.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
Brixham, Lidwell, Ladwell, Laywell, St. Mary's. Intermittent. One of two 20/917550. Fevers.
Citing: Defoe, Polwhele, Moore. DCNQ, 21/214.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV16186 | Monograph: Dean Milles. 1747-1762. Parochial Survey Questionnaire. Parochial Survey. Unknown. Summary (M. Dodd, 2003). |
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| SDV177619 | Monograph: Virtue and Company. 1868. The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland.. The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland. A-E. 1. Unknown. 384. |
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| SDV21030 | Monograph: Polwhele, R.. 1793-1806. The History of Devonshire. The History of Devonshire. 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. |
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| SDV317997 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV336332 | Monograph: Moore, T.. 1829. A History of Devonshire. History of Devonshire. Unknown. |
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| SDV362575 | Monograph: Brice, A.. 1759. Grand Gazeteer or Topographical Dictionary. . |
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| SDV363193 | Article in Serial: A.J.P.B.H.. 1940-41. Unknown. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 21. Unknown. 214. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV123945 | Related to: Well, Pine Close, Brixham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 5 2019 10:27AM |
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