Well, North Yorkshire
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![]() Crossroads in Well with the Milbank Arms on the left | |
![]() ![]() Well Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 230 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE266819 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bedale |
Postcode district | DL8 |
Dialling code | 01677 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Well is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles south of Bedale, near Snape. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 230.[1]
History[]
The 'well' of Well is a spring which, along with several other springs, feeds the beck running through the village. The well lends its name to the village, described as Wella in the Domesday Book.[2] The name Wella is Old English, literally meaning well or stream.[3] The village used to be in the wapentake of Hang East.[4]
The village has an old school with a school house. Although the school has been out of use for a long time, the school house has only just been vacated. They are both owned by "The Neville Trust", a charity named after an influential family from the Tudor period. With this is also a small playing field comprising two swings and a small football pitch and, as this is rarely used by the children in the village,[citation needed] the trust is now planning to sell all assets.[citation needed]
The village still has four almshouses called St Michael's Cottages with their own chapel.[5] There is a family-run pub called The Milbank Arms which serves food and drink.[6]
There is also a Methodist Chapel, which holds regular services, and a village institute, which is used for children's parties, coffee mornings and other events. Every August the village hosts a scarecrow trail in which many of the houses in the village create a scarecrow and give it a name; each house then has a number, and members of the community have to work out which name belongs to which scarecrow. The winner receives a cash prize. The competition usually runs from mid-August to early September.[7]
The village also has a number of walks with views across the area; on a clear day, Roseberry Topping is visible.
The church[]
The Church of St Michael the Archangel is a Grade I listed 12th century structure.[8] A place of worship was noted in the Domesday Book, but the present structure dates from the 12th and 14th centuries, being built by Sir Ralph Neville.[9]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Well Parish (1170216955)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Well | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 504. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Genuki: Well, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Saint Michaels Hospital Almshouses, Well, North Yorkshire | Educational Images". Historic England. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Warne, Malcom (10 March 2019). "Eating Out: Funerals, wakes, black pudding and the Milbank Arms". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Well Scarecrow Trail | Well Village". wellvillage.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (Grade I) (1315190)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Genuki: St. Michael's Church, Well, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Well, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
- Well Village Website Contains information on the village and history.
- Masham Parishes website
- Villages in North Yorkshire
- Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
- Hambleton District geography stubs