Location

 

Pilton

 

Holy Well Name

 

Ladywell

 

Map Reference

 

SS557 343  Public access

 

Date Visited

 

Apr-03

 

This ancient well was renovated in 1984 and re-dedicated at that time by the   Metropolitan Archbishop from the Russian Orthodox Church who had a small worshiping community here. An arched recess in a wall houses this well which is adjacent to the churchyard of St Mary's Parish church which stands on the site of a Benedictine Priory founded by King Athelstan in 10th Century. In medieval times there was a leper hospital close by. Listed in the Devon Sites and Monuments Register.