Well House Approximately 250 Metres North of Church of St Mary
WELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 250 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1075308
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- Statutory Address:
- WELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 250 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- 2005-08-08
- Reference:
- IOE01/14549/27
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1075308
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Feb-1987
- Statutory Address 1:
- WELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 250 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 250 METRES NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Canons Ashby
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 57850 50701
Details
CANONS ASHBY SP5750 19/40 Well-house approx. 250m. N of 18/01/68 Church of St. Mary (Formerly listed as Well) - II Well-house. Probably C16. Coursed squared ironstone. Small square structure. Plank door in small chamfered doorway with round arch head. Steep pitched stone roof. Barrel-vaulted inside. This well supplied water to Canons Ashby House (g.v.) by means of hollow oak pipes. Known as the Norwell and said to have supplied the priory and to have been originally built in 1253. (National Trust Guide 1984 p.39)
Listing NGR: SP5785050701
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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 360530
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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National Trust Guide, (1984), 39
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