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Latitude: 51.179 / 51°10'44"N
Longitude: -3.1426 / 3°8'33"W
OS Eastings: 320224
OS Northings: 142818
OS Grid: ST202428
Mapcode National: GBR LZ.5X8Z
Mapcode Global: VH6GS.GMZJ
Plus Code: 9C3R5VH4+JW
Entry Name: St Andrews Well
Listing Date: 16 November 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1057375
English Heritage Legacy ID: 265232
ID on this website: 101057375
Location: Stogursey, Somerset, TA5
County: Somerset
District: Somerset West and Taunton
Civil Parish: Stogursey
Built-Up Area: Stogursey
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
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ST2042 STOGURSEY CP ST. ANDREWS ROAD (South side)
14/182 St. Andrews Well
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GV II
Two enclosed wellheads in courtyard with arched entrance. Medieval in origin, restored late C18, again c1870 and repaired in 1978. Squared and coursed red sandstone with Ham stone quoins and coping on facade, rest blue lias random rubble with pantiled coping. Plan: arched entrance, North front, flanked on South front by enclosed cisterns linked by wall enclosing roughly square courtyard. North arched facade carries coat of arms of Sir Peregine Hood who built it,
this facade lower, rear arch has coat of arms of the Egmont family. Segmental headed cisterns in vaulted, pantiled rectangular enclosures, lit on South front and returns by single glazed C20 openings. Western cistern has moulded
plinth and stone trough for water, slightly larger Eastern cistern with 2 outlets and stone trough. later flows continuously into a gulley that drains away in South lest corner, Ramped down wall about 2 metres high returned forming courtyard. These springs are reputed never to have run dry and were thought to have healing properties in the Middle Ages. This enclosure with its arched entrance forms an unusual and attractive feature.
Listing NGR: ST2022542817
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