St Aldhelm's Well in Doulting, Somerset, England, is an ancient spring which is the source of the River Sheppey.
[2] The well was named after St Aldhelm after he died in Doulting village in 709, some accounts say on the day of his death he sat by the well singing psalms before being carried up to the church in the village where he died.
[3][4][5] Folklore has attributed healing powers to the spring water in which pilgrims were known to have bathed, the well is still visited by people who use the water and leave flowers and other offerings of reverence.
The carved masonry which can be seen around the site indicates the bathing pool would have once had a roof over it.
[7][2][6] Next to the well is a chamber containing the remains of a waterwheel which once pumped water up the hill to supply drinking water for Doulting village, a well head built in the late 19th century still stands in the village featuring a wrought-iron pump handle.