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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Nectan's Well (Welcombe)Country: England
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County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Kilkhampton Nearest Village: Welcombe
Map Ref: SS228183
Latitude: 50.936849N Longitude: 4.523354W
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St Nectan’s Well sits just across the road from St Nectan’s Church in Welcombe.
A small niche is located just above the opening at the front of the well. Unfortunately it is empty (except for a fern) but looks as if it probably contained a statue of the saint. The present wellhouse and church date from about 1508 but the well had been a holy spot hundreds of years prior to that and was probably responsible for the name Welcome which means ‘spring valley’. Welcombe was mentioned in King Alfred's will dated 881AD.
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