Well of Saint Just at Approx 100 Metres East of Church of Saint Just is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1985. Holy well.
Well of Saint Just at Approx 100 Metres East of Church of Saint Just
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1985
- Type
- Holy well
- OS grid reference
- SW 849 356
- Coordinates
- 50.1821, -5.01398
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Well of Saint Just, located approximately 100 meters east of the Church of Saint Just, is a holy well with medieval origins that was rebuilt around the 19th century. It is constructed from slatestone rubble and has an irregular plan that is wider within, built into the hillside. The entrance doorway faces west and features rubble jambs with a slate slab above. The water from this well is used for baptisms.
Local climate
Well of Saint Just at Approx 100 Metres East of Church of Saint Just receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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