St Chad's Well Approximately 34 Metres to North West of Church of St Chad is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1952. Holy well.
St Chad's Well Approximately 34 Metres to North West of Church of St Chad
- WRENN ID
- veiled-footing-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1952
- Type
- Holy well
- OS grid reference
- SK 121 102
- Coordinates
- 52.68967, -1.8216
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Chad's Well is a holy well located approximately 34 meters northwest of the Church of St Chad in Lichfield. It is likely from the 7th century and features a late 20th-century canopy. The structure is made of ashlar and timber, topped with a tiled roof. The well is square and surrounded by paving with a step. Timber posts support a pyramidal tile roof, which is covered by a vine. Nearby, there is a plaque that provides historical context. St Chad established himself at this site with eight companions in 669 when he became Bishop of Mercia and died in 672. The well has since become a center of devotion to the saint, who is still commemorated here.
Local climate
St Chad's Well Approximately 34 Metres to North West of Church of St Chad receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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