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Lady's Well is a medieval holy well located in Gloucestershire, England. The site represents a place of pilgrimage and devotion that would have served the local community and passing travellers during the medieval period. Holy wells of this type were commonly associated with healing properties and veneration of saints, functioning as important focal points for religious practice outside formal ecclesiastical structures. The well itself survives as a physical testament to the enduring significance of water sources in medieval spiritual life and popular devotion across England.
Lady's Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002073. View the official record →
Lady's Well is a medieval holy well located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002073.
Lady's Well 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 1002073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 200m west of St James' Church (3.3 km), Moated site at Manor Farm (3.7 km), The Mount moated site (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lady's Well'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.
Lady's Well stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.