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| HER Number: | MDV9830 |
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| Name: | White Well, Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
Well dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Once associated with healing, now a wishing well. Covered by a circular stone-built strucure. It once fed the fishponds and moat of the Bishop's Palace.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 913 748 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97SW/2
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX97SW1.2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLY WELL (Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))
Full description
Polwhele, R., 1793-1806, The History of Devonshire, Vol. 2, 148 (Monograph). SDV21030.
Jordan, M. H., 1910, Notes on Venn in the Parish of Bishop's Teignton, 514 (Article in Serial). SDV306938.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX97SW1.2, Photo (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV342931.
A spring called White Well, Whitwell or Witywell, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Formerly resorted to for fevers, now a wishing well (citing Jordan 1910, Brown 1957 and Polwhele 1797).
Site visit 24th June 1953. The spring is covered by a circular building of ashlar sandstone with a corbelled roof. The structure is 2.0 metres diameter and 1.7 metres high, cut slightly back into the hill on the north side. There is an opening in the south side, 0.4 metres wide and 0.6 metres high.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 209 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
Freeman, M., 1974 - 1994, Well at SX91347487 (Ground Photograph). SDV342934.
Dudley, E. R., 1981, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV342932.
Red sandstone circular structure with domed roof over well. Well not deep but contains several springs overflowing into a channel. Well supplied the fishponds and moat of the Bishop's Palace. In 1836 the water supply for the gasworks was obtained from White Well Stream.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
White Well is shown as a small rectangular building depicted at Teignmouth Gold Club, some 519m to the north of the Bishop's Palace.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV21030 | Monograph: Polwhele, R.. 1793-1806. The History of Devonshire. The History of Devonshire. Unknown. Vol. 2, 148. |
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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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| SDV306938 | Article in Serial: Jordan, M. H.. 1910. Notes on Venn in the Parish of Bishop's Teignton. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 42. Unknown. 514. |
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| SDV342931 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX97SW1.2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital. Photo. |
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| SDV342932 | Worksheet: Dudley, E. R.. 1981. Parish Checklist. Worksheet. |
| SDV342934 | Ground Photograph: Freeman, M.. 1974 - 1994. Well at SX91347487. Photograph (Paper). |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110244 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9880 | Related to: Bishop's Palace, Bishopsteignton (Monument) |
| MDV75684 | Related to: Leat/Drain to North of the Bishop's Palace, Bishopsteignton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2025 6:20PM |
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