Holywell to North of Church of St Merteriana is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1962. Holy well.

Holywell to North of Church of St Merteriana

WRENN ID
rooted-arch-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1962
Type
Holy well
Address
Holywell to North of Church of St Merteriana, Forrabury and Minster
OS grid reference
SX 110 905
Coordinates
50.68345, -4.67597
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Holy well dedicated to St Merteriana, possibly a medieval site, located to the north of the Church of St Merteriana. It is a field spring that was overgrown at the time of the survey, with only a few remains of masonry visible. The 1955 provisional list describes a stone trough surrounded by stone slabs on three sides, although the stone roof has collapsed. The well is situated on a terrace north of the church.

Local climate

Holywell to North of Church of St Merteriana sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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