Fice's Well is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Well.
Fice's Well
- WRENN ID
- heavy-soffit-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1987
- Type
- Well
- Address
- Fice's Well, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 577 758
- Coordinates
- 50.56514, -4.01018
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fice's Well is a well dating from 1568, constructed from granite. It features a stone canopy supported by two jambs and a lintel, which covers a spring. A later circular wall surrounds the well, with a stile positioned opposite the well opening. The lintel is inscribed with "I.F.1568" in high relief. According to local legend, the well was built by Sir John Fitz of Fitzford, near Tavistock, who, along with his wife, was misled by pixies on the moor. They were saved by drinking from the spring, believed to have magical properties. In gratitude, Sir John erected the canopy over the spring for the benefit of future travelers.
Local climate
Fice's Well 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 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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