Well Head Over St Leonard's Well is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1975. Well-head.

Well Head Over St Leonard's Well

WRENN ID
former-hearth-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 November 1975
Type
Well-head
Address
Well Head Over St Leonard's Well, Conduit Lane, Dunster, Somerset
OS grid reference
SS 985 438
Coordinates
51.185, -3.45362
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The well-head over St Leonard's Well is likely from the 16th century. It is constructed of rubble and has a rectangular shape with a cemented roof. The opening facing the lane features a chamfered freestone design with a segmental head and a plain wooden door.

Local climate

Well Head Over St Leonard's Well sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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