Saxon Well, About 25 Metres West of the Vicarage Gate on the Opposite Side of the Road is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1955. Well head.

Saxon Well, About 25 Metres West of the Vicarage Gate on the Opposite Side of the Road

WRENN ID
roaming-outpost-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1955
Type
Well head
OS grid reference
SX 717 767
Coordinates
50.5762, -3.81227
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Saxon Well, located about 25 metres west of the vicarage gate on the opposite side of the road in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, is a well head that likely dates from the 17th century or earlier. It is constructed from granite ashlar and is a small structure measuring approximately 1.5 metres square and 1.5 metres high. The roof is made up of a series of granite lintels that project at each end and are chamfered. On top of these lintels rest two large granite slabs that create a pitched roof, with a triangular stone placed at the apex to form a ridge. The front features a small opening with a 20th-century plank door that has ornamental iron hinges. Below this opening are two small holes that once contained outlet pipes discharging into a sunken trough.

Local climate

Saxon Well, About 25 Metres West of the Vicarage Gate on the Opposite Side of the Road receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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