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St Mary's Well, Bovey Tracey

Old or holy well
St Mary's Well, Bovey Tracey
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St Mary's Well, Bovey Tracey is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
St Mary's Well, Bovey Tracey is associated with the veneration of the Virgin Mary and was historically visited for its supposed healing properties, particularly for ailments of the eyes and skin. The well may have been a site of pre-Christian ritual significance, later Christianised in the medieval period.

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