St Gudula's Well, Including Steps and Retaining Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1973. Holy well.
St Gudula's Well, Including Steps and Retaining Wall
- WRENN ID
- vast-marble-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1973
- Type
- Holy well
- Address
- St Gudula's Well, Including Steps and Retaining Wall, Old Totnes Road, Ashburton, Teignbridge
- OS grid reference
- SX 753 693
- Coordinates
- 50.51074, -3.75925
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Gudula's Well is a holy well located on the east side of Old Totnes Road in Ashburton. It is likely of medieval origin and is fed by a spring that has nearly dried up. The well consists of a small pool of water supplied by a narrow channel to the southeast, both of which are enclosed by low stone rubble retaining walls. On the western side, there is a taller stone rubble wall facing the road. Attached to this wall is a worn oval cement plaque that notes its restoration in the 1930s; it is said that the waters of the well are beneficial for weak eyes. Access to the well is provided by a shallow flight of stone steps from the southwest. In the late 20th century, the area surrounding the well and the nearby St Gudula's Cross was enhanced with a surface of stone chippings, a public seat, and an ornamental tree.
Local climate
St Gudula's Well, Including Steps and Retaining Wall receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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