<< Our Photo Pages >> St Mary's Well (Bovey Tracey) - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Mary's Well (Bovey Tracey) Alternative Name: Golden WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.817 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Bovey Tracey
Map Ref: SX820786
Latitude: 50.595163N Longitude: 3.668531W
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
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The well is set into the front wall of the churchyard of St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Church (which used to St Mary’s) in Bovey Tracey.
There is a story concerning the well.
Long ago a humble priest returned home one evening to find a visitor waiting for him. The priest and his wife shared their food with the visitor and offered shelter. The visitor blessed the couple and promising them good fortune, went to pray at the well saying ‘here is living water for yourself and the church’. From that day on the frogs which inhabited the well were gold coloured and water from the well was used for baptisms.
Unfortunately when we visited there was no water and no golden frogs …. only golden daffodils.
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