Winfrith's Well is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1951. Well-house.
Winfrith's Well
- WRENN ID
- iron-spandrel-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1951
- Type
- Well-house
- Address
- Winfrith's Well, Crediton
- OS grid reference
- SS 834 002
- Coordinates
- 50.79044, -3.6556
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Winfrith's Well is a well-house located in Newcombes Meadow, a municipal park in Crediton. The structure's original date cannot be determined from its fabric, but it appears to have been extensively rebuilt in the 20th century. It is constructed of local stone rubble and features a granite lintel. The well-house has a large domed shape and includes a timber door on the south side, which is topped by a granite lintel inscribed with "Traditional well of Winfrith. AD 680." The well-house is surrounded by municipal concrete bollards and chains. Winfrith, also known as St Boniface, is believed to have been a native of Crediton.
Local climate
Winfrith's Well receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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