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Latitude: 50.2194 / 50°13'9"N
Longitude: -4.923 / 4°55'22"W
OS Eastings: 191578
OS Northings: 39571
OS Grid: SW915395
Mapcode National: GBR ZP.Y63W
Mapcode Global: FRA 08KF.ZX3
Plus Code: 9C2Q639G+PR
Entry Name: Well of St Symphorian
Listing Date: 27 November 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1291447
English Heritage Legacy ID: 393604
ID on this website: 101291447
Location: Veryan, Cornwall, TR2
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Veryan
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Veryan
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Well
SW 93 NW VERYAN VERYAN
8/153 Well of St Symphorian
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GV II
Holy well, Medieval core with decoration possibly of 1847 by Samuel Trist, Vicar.
Restored 1912. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings. Semi-circular on plan,
built in slope of land. Symmetrical east front with doorway to well set low. This
has chamfered granite jambs reused egg and dart type of decoration, impost blocks of
C12 or C13 and arch made up of C15 cusped fragments under a C13 style hoodmould. The
body of the well head has rocky abutments and a flat top supporting a tapered
octagonal granite shaft on a square chamfered base and capped by a trefoil roll gable
finial similar to that reused on a chest tomb in the churchyard. Interior has half
dome corbelled roof. Well is now dry.
Listing NGR: SW9157839571
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