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St John's Holy Well is a medieval or early modern water source located in Devon that functioned as a site of local pilgrimage and devotion. Holy wells were common features of the English landscape throughout the medieval period and beyond, often associated with saints' veneration and believed to possess curative properties. The well represents the survival of a religious practice that combined Christian tradition with the use of natural springs, which continued to attract visitors well into the post-Reformation period. Such sites remain significant archaeological evidence of popular religious practice and the relationship between communities and their local landscape in pre-modern England.
St John's Holy Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016211. View the official record →
St John's Holy Well is a medieval or early modern water source located in Devon that functioned as a site of local pilgrimage and devotion. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016211.
St John's Holy 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 1016211.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross at junction between Victoria Road and Park Road, east of Hatherleigh (0.5 km), Churchyard cross 6m south of Dowland church (6.1 km), Wayside cross at Durdon Cross (6.3 km).
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