Well of Saint Anthony 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 Anthony
- WRENN ID
- tired-threshold-cobweb
- 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
- Address
- Well of Saint Anthony, Gerrans
- OS grid reference
- SW 855 320
- Coordinates
- 50.14954, -5.00297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Well of Saint Anthony is a holy well located in Gerrans. It has medieval origins, but the current structure likely dates from the 19th century. The well is constructed from slatestone rubble and is rectangular in shape. It features a small entrance on the north side, which has rubble jambs and a lintel. The well is built into a bank, and its interior consists of vertical rubble walls with a roof made of stone slabs.
Local climate
Well of Saint Anthony 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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