The Virtuous Well is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 May 1952. Well.
The Virtuous Well
- WRENN ID
- woven-marble-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 May 1952
- Type
- Well
- Address
- The Virtuous Well, Trellech, Monmouth, Trellech United
- OS grid reference
- SO 503 051
- Coordinates
- 51.74247, -2.72118
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Virtuous Well is a stone basin that likely dates back to medieval times. It is situated in an arched recess, which is surrounded by a horse-shoe shaped wall. Steps lead down to the basin, and there are niches on either side for drinking vessels. The wall containing the well or spring is built into the bank, featuring an arched entrance in the center with niches flanking it. In front of the well, there is a small courtyard with benches along the curved walls. The steps are located outside the entrance to this courtyard. Additionally, a small stone basin is set into an apsed niche.
Local climate
The Virtuous Well receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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