Monument record MLI42925 - Aswell Spring, Louth

Summary

Medieval holy well at Louth.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1235 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Aswell spring is documented from 1235 onwards. {1} Bayley notes that after the Dissolution few things occur more frequently in the Louth parish than the dressing, repairs or scouring of Aswell 'Even less than a century since, (ie. c.1750?) Aswell was regularly dressed in preparation for the ancient honours of perambulation and the prayers of Holy Thursday'. {2} Aswell spring is marked on the maps of Louth until at least 1839. It is shown feeding a mill south of Walker Gate (now Queen Street) but presumably supplied water to the Monks' Dyke watercourse. {3}{4}{5}{6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Naomi Field. 1978. Louth: The Hidden Town. p.13.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: BAYLEY, R.. 1834. NOTICES OF LOUTH. pp.210-2.
  •  Map: ESPIN, T.. 1808. PLAN OF LOUTH. -.
  •  Map: DEAN AND MUNDAY. 1834. PLAN OF LOUTH. -.
  •  Map: DAWSON, R.K.. 1835. LOUTH. -.
  •  Map: 1839. MAP OF THE BOROUGH OF LOUTH. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.243.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 3295 8726 (point) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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