St Michael’s Church, Well
St Michael's Church is the parish church of Well, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was built in the late 12th century, from which period survive the lower part of the tower, south doorway, parts of the chancel arch and lower parts of the nave arcades.Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Well, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Michael, Well” and “St Michael, Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Snape Castle and Thornborough Henges.
Snape Castle
Castle
Photo: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snape Castle is a semi-fortified manor house in the village of Snape, North Yorkshire, England. The castle is 3 miles south of Bedale and 10 miles north of Ripon. Snape Castle is situated 1½ miles north of St Michael’s Church, Well.
Thornborough Henges
Archaeological site
Photo: Tony Newbould, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Thornborough Henges are an ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name. They are located on a raised plateau above the River Ure near the village of Thornborough in North Yorkshire, England. Thornborough Henges is situated 2 miles southeast of St Michael’s Church, Well.
Marmion Tower
Historic building
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marmion Tower, also known historically as Tanfield Castle, is a 15th-century gatehouse near the village of West Tanfield in North Yorkshire, England. It survived the destruction of the surrounding fortified manor and is now managed by English Heritage. Marmion Tower is situated 2 miles south of St Michael’s Church, Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Well and Nosterfield.
Well
Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Well is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles south of Bedale, near Snape. The village is situated at the edge of a limestone escarpment that overlooks the Vale of Mowbray.
Nosterfield
Hamlet
Photo: Cyberdemon007, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nosterfield is a hamlet within the civil parish of West Tanfield in the county of North Yorkshire, England formerly used for quarrying. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Snape
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snape is a large village in the civil parish of Snape with Thorp in the county of North Yorkshire, England, located about 3 miles south of Bedale and 3 miles west of the A1 motorway, it has a population of 350.
St Michael’s Church, Well
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Well, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.23354° or 54° 14′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.59014° or 1° 35′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6W6CM5+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 158956914OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17538175
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