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<< Text Pages >> Hatherleigh St. Mary's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Thursday, 03 April 2008  Page Views: 9864

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Hatherleigh St. Mary's Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 Nearest Village: Hatherleigh
Map Ref: SS5213105847
Latitude: 50.833215N  Longitude: 4.101191W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Devon

St Mary’s Well arises in a mossy stone lined chamber in a private woodland. Its waters were used for lovers and was once dressed with clouties. The well was also visited on Ascension day for special revels. It seems rather sad that this site is now rather inaccessible considering its uses by the village.

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SS5205 : Lane to Hatherleigh by Derek Harper
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SS5206 : Bremridge Wood by Derek Harper
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SS5206 : River Torridge by Derek Harper
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Re: Hatherleigh St. Mary's Well by AngieLake on Friday, 06 November 2015
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An interesting excerpt about St. Mary's Well from 'The Story of Hatherleigh', a book to commemorate a thousand years of recorded history - published in 1981:

[Regarding “Cradock Glascot, vicar of Hatherleigh from 1781 to 1831”]

“He also instituted a children’s service and outing on Ascension Day; he had an ulterior motive in doing so since he wished to ensure the children’s absence from the annual revel at St. Mary’s Well at Lewer. This gathering was ostensibly held so that people might avail themselves of the healing qualities of the spring water, which reputedly cured diseases of the eyes and skin. It was also said that if pins were dropped into the water “you would get your heart’s desire”. Be that as it may, the gathering was a glorious excuse for a party. Bonfires were lit; there were revels, dancing and feasting, and the affair annually degenerated into something of an orgy. Mr Glascott’s move proved successful, since the Sunday School outing continues to flourish today [1981] while the revels at St. Mary’s Well, like so many other pagan traditions, have ceased to be.”

NB: Like Ottery St Mary's celebration on 5th November, Hatherleigh also has a flaming tar-barrel led carnival in November (this year it is held on 14th November 2015)
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