What is recorded here
St Swithin's Holy Well is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
St Swithin's Holy Well is associated with St Swithin, an 8th-century bishop of Winchester known for his legendary rain-related weather lore. The well may have been a site of pilgrimage and healing, reflecting the broader medieval tradition of saintly wells linked to physical and spiritual cure.
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Places near here
Monument to Sir John ChamandMonument or public art · 65 yd
Church of St SwithinListed building · 71 yd
St Swithin's Church, LauncellsChurch, cross or graveyard · 103 yd
Old Milestone by the A3072, west of Red PostMonument or public art · 1373 yd
Battle of Strattonbattle · 1.4 mi
Battle of Stratton 1643Registered battlefield · 1.4 mi
Statue of St Marwenne, MarhamchurchMonument or public art · 1.8 mi
King's Hill Meadow, BudeMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Hartland ForestForest · 2.2 mi
Bude CastleCastle, fort or tower · 2.4 mi
Bude BeachBeach · 2.5 mi
Summerleaze BeachBeach / strand · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0