Holy Well of St Credan is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1988. A Medieval Well.

Holy Well of St Credan

WRENN ID
north-rood-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1988
Type
Well
Address
Holy Well of St Credan, Sancreed
OS grid reference
SW 417 292
Coordinates
50.10738, -5.61277
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Holy Well of St Credan is a possibly medieval structure located in Sancreed. It is built from granite moorstone and dressed granite moorstone. A steep flight of stone steps leads down into the well, which is fed by a natural spring. The steps and the well are covered by granite lintels that are topped with earth.

Local climate

Holy Well of St Credan sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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