More information : (NY 83778319) Reginald of Durham, writing c1140, describes
a miracle worked by St Cuthbert at the church at Bellingham. The
miracle, which seems to have occurred a little before Reginald
wrote, concerns the healing power of the water from St Cuthbert's
Well which is still outside the churchyard wall. (1)
St Cuthbert's Well, a covered stone part just outside the churchyard
wall, still flows. (in 1880) (2)
Called (1871) "Cuddy's Well" (3)
Below the church of St Cuthbert, at the foot of a steep bank, is a
stone part, still used regularly, and known locally as Cuddy's Well.
It is octagonally shaped, with domed top. The water issues from a
modern iron pipe in one side, into a gridded drain. The stonework of
the part has the appearance of considerable age. (4)
The present part probably dates from the Georgian period. (5)
Condition unchanged. (6)
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