St Nectan's Well, as described on the website http://www.bath.ac.uk/lispring/sourcearchive/fs9/fs9lh1.htm
"A hundred yards east of the splendid parish church in Hartland churchtown an overgrown lane leads down to this substantial building. Legend states that St Nectan landed at Padstow, in Cornwall, from Wales, and travelling north through Devon was set upon by bandits. He was violently beheaded by the robbers, but miraculously picked up his head and carried it to this spot, and gave both the well and the church their dedication (an interesting variation on the frequently occurring legends of wells springing up where saints' heads fell - c.f. St.Sidwell, Exeter). The church is one of the most impressive in Devon, and the well, despite some rather hasty re-pointing, is quite imposing and still contains running water. A new door and door-frame have recently been fitted."
In Terry Faul's book, "Secrets of the Hidden Source", he adds an interesting legend to this well's description:
"There is a legend that water from the well was taken and put in a pot to boil up for a feast for the local lord; the water refused to heat up and despite the fire being stoked up and more fuel added, it remained cool. On hearing of this the lord told his servants to look into the water and behold they saw a great eel swimming in the pot; the eel was quickly and carefully taken back to the well whereupon the water in the pot began to boil. The spirit of a Holy Well taking the form of an eel occurs in several folk traditions."
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