Monument record MLI42925 - Aswell Spring, Louth
Summary
Medieval holy well at Louth.
Type and Period (1)
- HOLY WELL (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)
- <1> SLI5998 Bibliographic Reference: Naomi Field. 1978. Louth: The Hidden Town. p.13.
- <2> SLI905 Bibliographic Reference: BAYLEY, R.. 1834. NOTICES OF LOUTH. pp.210-2.
- <3> SLI3704 Map: ESPIN, T.. 1808. PLAN OF LOUTH. -.
- <4> SLI3703 Map: DEAN AND MUNDAY. 1834. PLAN OF LOUTH. -.
- <5> SLI3536 Map: DAWSON, R.K.. 1835. LOUTH. -.
- <6> SLI3609 Map: 1839. MAP OF THE BOROUGH OF LOUTH. -.
- <7> SLI886 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 |
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Civil Parish | LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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