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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Gudula's Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Devon

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Tuesday, 12 September 2006  Page Views: 9542

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: St Gudula's Well Alternative Name: Gulwell
Country: England County: Devon Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ashburton
Map Ref: SX754694
Latitude: 50.511094N  Longitude: 3.758653W
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
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 5 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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St Gudula's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : St Gudula’s Well. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Devon.

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Contributor Bio for KiwiBetsy: Based in Invercargill NZ, contributing since 2004. Favourite site: St Celynins Chapel. Occupation: Midwife.

St Gudula's Well
St Gudula's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : St Gudula’s Cross stands beside the well. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Gudula's Well
St Gudula's Well submitted by KiwiBetsy : A plaque tells visitors that the well’s waters are said to be good for the eyes and older residents remember water being collected and taken away in bottles for this purpose when they were children. St Gudula is the ancient patroness of the blind. There is some dispute nowadays over whether the well and cross really should be dedicated to St Gudula or if they should in fact be dedicated to St ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SX7569 : Old Bridge Marker by Old Totnes Road, Ashburton by Alan Rosevear
by Alan Rosevear
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SX7569 : Cross at Saint Gudula's Well by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2010(licence)
SX7569 : Saint Gudula's well by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2010(licence)
SX7569 : Beech House, Western Road, Ashburton by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2008(licence)
SX7569 : Old Wayside Cross by Old Totnes Road, Ashburton by Alan Rosevear
by Alan Rosevear
©2019(licence)

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Re: St Gudula's Well by Anonymous on Tuesday, 09 June 2020
Volunteers known as Mears Marvels have been renovating this beautiful area, and are in the process of creating a Sensory Garden, for all who feel the calming presence of this area. Please visit in the Summer of 2020, when it is safe to do so, and you will find the area totally transformed; somewhere to sit and read, sit and contemplate, or simply just sit - enjoy!
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Re: St Gudula's Well by KiwiBetsy on Saturday, 16 September 2006
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St Gudula’s Well sits in a neatly kept area on the corner of Old Totnes Road and Stonepark Crescent on the outskirts of Ashburton. Water flows into a stone trough and then quietly drains away down a slope.

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