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Holy well at St Pancras Chapel is a medieval sacred water source located near St Pancras Chapel in Somerset. The well represents the continuity of pilgrimage and healing practices that characterised English holy sites from the medieval period onwards, when such springs were venerated for their reputed curative properties. The site reflects the religious landscape of medieval Somerset, where chapels and associated holy wells served local communities as focal points for devotion and folk healing traditions. The physical remains of the well survive as evidence of the spiritual and practical infrastructure that sustained medieval parish life in the region.
Holy well at St Pancras Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020720. View the official record →
Holy well at St Pancras Chapel is a medieval sacred water source located near St Pancras Chapel in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020720.
Holy well at St Pancras Chapel 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 1020720.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 260m north east of Ralegh's Cross Hotel (5.3 km), Ralegh's Cross (5.5 km), World War II pillbox 100m west of Ralegh's Cross Hotel (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Holy well at St Pancras Chapel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Holy well at St Pancras Chapel stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.