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Holy well 80m east of St Just Church

England
List entry 1020713
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020713
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SW 84924 35692
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Holy well 80m east of St Just Church is a medieval holy well located near the village of St Just in Cornwall. The well represents a form of religious infrastructure common throughout medieval Cornwall, where such springs were venerated as sites of healing and spiritual significance, often associated with local saints or churches. The monument survives as a physical feature in the landscape that testifies to medieval patterns of devotion and the practical importance of water sources in parochial life. Its proximity to the parish church of St Just indicates the integration of holy wells within the broader ecclesiastical geography of the medieval settlement.

Holy well 80m east of St Just Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020713. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Holy well 80m east of St Just Church?

Holy well 80m east of St Just Church is a medieval holy well located near the village of St Just in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020713.

Who is responsible for protecting Holy well 80m east of St Just Church?

Holy well 80m east of St Just Church 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 1020713.

What other scheduled monuments are near Holy well 80m east of St Just Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church (2.6 km), Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle (2.9 km), D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour (2.9 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Holy well of St Mawes, 80m east of St Mawes Methodist Church
2.6 km
Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle
2.9 km
D-day landing craft maintenance site at Mylor harbour
2.9 km
Churchyard cross in St Mylor churchyard
2.9 km
St Mawes Castle
3.1 km
Wayside cross in St Peter's churchyard, Flushing
4.5 km
Pendennis peninsula fortifications
4.5 km
Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Holy well 80m east of St Just Church

Holy well 80m east of St Just Church stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Holy well 80m east of St Just Church

Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~20.1 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~22.9 miles
Domesday entry for Tregaire, Cornwall →
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