St Oswald'S Well is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Holy well.
St Oswald'S Well
- WRENN ID
- fallow-moat-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- Holy well
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St. Oswald's Well is a holy well, likely of medieval origin, that was significantly restored by the Corporation of Oswestry in 1907, as indicated by a datestone. It is constructed from regularly coursed sandstone and conglomerate rubble, featuring plain stepped coping. The well has a roughly carved round arch with voussoirs and a 20th-century iron grille, with a spring located behind and below it. This well commemorates King Oswald, who was killed at the Battle of Maserfield in 642. According to legend, an eagle carried his arm and dropped it at this location, causing a spring to miraculously emerge. The area around the well was landscaped in 1985.
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