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Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages

England
List entry 1019108
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019108
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SS 99155 00977
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages is a medieval or early modern water source situated in Devon. The site represents a category of sacred wells that were widely venerated across the south west of England and remained places of popular devotion throughout the medieval period and beyond. Such wells frequently served both practical and spiritual functions within their local communities, often becoming destinations for pilgrimage or healing seeking. The precise dating and original construction details of this particular well remain subject to archaeological study, though its designation as a heritage monument reflects its significance to the historical landscape of the region.

Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019108. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages?

Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages is a medieval or early modern water source situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019108.

Who is responsible for protecting Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages?

Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019108.

What other scheduled monuments are near Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's Church (3.7 km), Churchyard cross 12m north east of St John the Baptist's Church (3.8 km), Paddleford Bridge (4.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's Church
3.7 km
Churchyard cross 12m north east of St John the Baptist's Church
3.8 km
Paddleford Bridge
4.1 km
Churchyard cross 15m south east of St Mary's church
4.9 km
Two bowl barrows north of Green Lane, 430m and 330m west of Rewe Cross
4.9 km
Churchyard cross 4m south west of Rewe church tower
4.9 km
Wayside cross called Burrow Cross 40m south east of Burrow Farm
5.5 km
Bowl barrow 470m east of Fortescue
5.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages

Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Holy well 230m north west of Lower Comberoy Cottages

ExeterRoman town · ~6.9 miles
Domesday entry for Yard, Devon →
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