<< Our Photo Pages >> Venton Ia - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Cornwall
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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Venton Ia Alternative Name: St Ia's WellCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.34 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: St Ives
Map Ref: SW51494074 Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.214353N Longitude: 5.484706W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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micske visited on 1st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
bishop_pam visited on 28th Nov 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Very close to Tate Gallery, also worth a visit
lucasn visited on 14th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.33 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 4.67
Venton Ia consists of two recesses each containing a trough of water. A plaque states “Venton Ia,. The holy well of St Ia, until 1843 the main water supply to Downalong”, which was the old name for this area of the town.
St Ives takes it’s name from St Ia, a 5th of 6th century saint who arrived in the area after crossing the Irish Sea on a leaf which she had increased in size by touching it with her staff.
While in St Ives it’s worth paying a visit to the parish church where you will find many of the Cornish ‘well saints’ looking down at you from the ceiling.
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