St Ann's Well
Other OS name in the Parish of East Langton
Historical Forms
- Well 1601 ib
- Well 1638 ib
- Anns Well 1674,1703,1712,1715 ib
Etymology
, 1745 Terrier , St Ans Well 1601 ib, St Annes Well 1638 ib, StAnns Well 1674, 1703, 1712, 1715ib , v. wella ; dedicated to St Anne , a patroness of wells who interceded for the childless . It is possible that Anne in the names of wells replaced a more ancient name of similar sound , alluding to a Celtic mother goddess such as Anu , a goddess of prosperity , v. J . Scherr , ' Names of springs and wells in Somerset ' , Nomina 10 ( 1986 ) , 85 – 7 , P . MacCana , Celtic Mythology , revised edn , London 1983 , 132 and The Place - Names of Roman Britain , ed . A . L . F . Rivet and C . C . Smith , London 1979 , 250 s. n. Anava .