St. Margarets Well

Marked only on the 1925 ed. of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in italic lettering as St. Margaret’s Well. It is built into the W side of a field bank on the SW side of a NW-SE road, with the seashore c. 180m to the SE. A circular stone-lined well (diam. 0.9-0.95m) is open (Wth 0.55m; H 1.18m) to the W and capped with a lintel (dims 1.05m x 0.95m). An overflow channel (Wth 0.45m) runs off to the SE where there is a pond c. 20m distant. There is no evidence of, or any record of, veneration. St. Margaret’s church (WX053-022001-) is c. 300m to the NNW. Compliled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 March, 2014

Linked to St. Margaret, a popular medieval saint venerated for her miraculous protection and deliverance from peril, the well may have been associated with cures for childbirth difficulties or general healing. Little specific local folklore is recorded, but such wells were often sites of pilgrimage and offerings in pre-modern times.