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Marked on the 1839 and 1924 eds of the OS 6-inch map and it is described in gothic lettering as St. Nicholas’ Well on both. It is situated in the bottom of the valley of the E-W Oldcourt Stream which is c. 40m to the N. This is a natural spring, which is the source of a small stream running NW to join the Oldcourt Stream. There is no evidence that it was ever venerated. St. Nicholas of Myra, whose feastday falls on the 6th December, was a 4th century bishop in Turkey and a renowned gift-giver, on whom much of the character of Santa Claus is based (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas) (Butler 1883, 175). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 September, 2012 Amended: 12 February, 2014

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St. Nicholas Well — Oldcourt (shelburne By.)

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