Monument record 130/0/111 - St Rumbold's Well

Site of St Rumbold's Well situated west-north-west of St Peter's Church. No visible remains; destroyed by modern roads.

{1} (SP 58913728) St Rumbold's Well (LB) (Site of).

{2}Well dedicated to St Rumoaldes; situated west-north-west of St Peter's Church;,

{3}Site of well now underlies road & no visible remains;,

{4}Located by Emmerson to SP59023722;
St. Rumbold's well is to be seen in a garden on the west side of Water Lane.
A well known as Golden Spring lies nearer the church – this formerly fed a large springpond which has drained and filled in some years ago.

{5}In addition to St. Rumbold’s and Goldwell, in the Old Town, there were three other major wells: Linch well which rose at the back of the town and ran into Castle Close, the Burwell which lay at the north end of Brackley and there was another well in the market place. In addition there are several other lesser wells recorded on the 1760 map, lying on the waste, the publicly accessible land owned by the lord, including the streets, market place and greens.

<1> , 1955, MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN56227.

<2> HEARNE T., 1744, Collectanea (Leland J.), p.37 (unchecked) (Series). SNN11786.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53NE16 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<5> Ballinger J.; Foard G., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Brackley, Section 3.1.2.12 Wells (Digital archive). SNN100499.

<6> Colquhoun, FD, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 FDC 10-FEB-70 (Notes). SNN111540.

Record last edited

Sep 22 2022 3:00PM