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Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Manaccan Well Alternative Name: The Village Well ManaccanCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.319 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cornwall Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Helston
Map Ref: SW763249
Latitude: 50.082013N Longitude: 5.128225W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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lucasn visited on 12th May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
This ancient well is listed Grade II. More info found on this website: British Listed Building Link, which reads:
"Well head and railings. Circa early C19, restored C20. Shale rubble with some dressed granite, wrought iron railings. Square pyramidal headed structure with pump set in niche to north east side. Railings with gate surrounding sump to south-east and set on granite border. Railings have arrow-head bars and 2 urn finials, one over corner post and one over one of the gate posts.
Listing NGR: SW7635324960"
"Entry Name: The Village Well
Listing Date: 22 June 1987 Grade: II
Source: Historic England Source ID: 1158641
English Heritage Legacy ID: 65271"
"Location: Manaccan, Cornwall, TR12
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Manaccan
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Manaccan
Church of England Diocese: Truro"
More on Wikipedia about the village and its area's history: Wikipedia Manaccan Well
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