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.[3] The name Wella is Old English, literally meaning well or stream.[4] The village used to be in the wapentake of Hang East.[5]
The village has an old school with a schoolhouse. The Old School, originally the workhouse school, was founded in 1605 by Thomas Earl of Exeter and his wife Dorothy, daughter of John Neville.[6] The school was endowed with £30 a year for the maintenance of a master and mistress and 12 poor girls from Well and Snape. In 1788, it was converted into two single sex free schools, which each house in the village could send a boy and a girl between the ages of 6 and 13, with the option to pay for additional places. The school was rebuilt in 1867 and in 1890 had space for 80 pupils.[7]
Built in 1722, the Old School House is Grade II listed principally owing to its 18th century roof structure, inglenook fireplace, and having been built by the same charitable trust. Today, they are both owned by "The Neville Trust", a charity named after an influential family from the Tudor period. In addition, there is a small playing field with two swings and a small football pitch. As these facilities are 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.[8] There is a family-run pub called The Milbank Arms, which serves food and drinks.[9]
There is 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 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.[10]
Well also has a number of walks, with views across the area; on a clear day, Roseberry Topping is visible.
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The Church of St Michael the Archangel is a Grade I listed, 12th century structure.[11] 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.[12] The church contains a portion of Roman mosaic found in 1859.[11]
^"Genuki: St. Michael's Church, Well, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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Well Village Website Contains information on the village and history.
Masham Parishes website
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Vale of Mowbray 2 The population recorded by the 2011 Census was 230 1 WellCrossroads in Well with the Milbank Arms on the leftWellLocation within North YorkshirePopulation230 2011 census 1 OS grid referenceSE266819Unitary authorityNorth YorkshireCeremonial countyNorth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBedalePostcode districtDL8Dialling code01677PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireList of places UK England Yorkshire 54 13 57 N 1 35 32 W 54 232400 N 1 592200 W 54 232400 1 592200 Contents 1 History 2 The church 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 3 The name Wella is Old English literally meaning well or stream 4 The village used to be in the wapentake of Hang East 5 The village has an old school with a schoolhouse The Old School originally the workhouse school was founded in 1605 by Thomas Earl of Exeter and his wife Dorothy daughter of John Neville 6 The school was endowed with 30 a year for the maintenance of a master and mistress and 12 poor girls from Well and Snape In 1788 it was converted into two single sex free schools which each house in the village could send a boy and a girl between the ages of 6 and 13 with the option to pay for additional places The school was rebuilt in 1867 and in 1890 had space for 80 pupils 7 Built in 1722 the Old School House is Grade II listed principally owing to its 18th century roof structure inglenook fireplace and having been built by the same charitable trust Today they are both owned by The Neville Trust a charity named after an influential family from the Tudor period In addition there is a small playing field with two swings and a small football pitch As these facilities are 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 8 There is a family run pub called The Milbank Arms which serves food and drinks 9 There is 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 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 10 Well also has a number of walks with views across the area on a clear day Roseberry Topping is visible The church editThe Church of St Michael the Archangel is a Grade I listed 12th century structure 11 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 12 The church contains a portion of Roman mosaic found in 1859 11 References edit a b UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Well Parish 1170216955 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 4 July 2018 The History of Well WELL VILLAGE Retrieved 18 February 2023 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 The History of Well WELL VILLAGE Retrieved 18 February 2023 Historic England OLD SCHOOL HOUSE Well 1393103 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 18 February 2023 Saint Michaels Hospital Almshouses Well North Yorkshire Educational Images Historic England Retrieved 14 December 2020 Warne Malcolm 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 a b 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 edit nbsp Media related to Well North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons Well Village Website Contains information on the village and history Masham Parishes website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Well North Yorkshire amp oldid 1209895566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
