Where did the villagers get water in medieval times?

Answer 1

AnswerDuring the Middle Ages, people drew water from streams or wells or even man-made canals, ditches, rain barrels or cisterns. This was often a daily chore made easy since all towns were constructed near at least one significant water source. Kings and nobles usually had private well houses built within their courtyards or directly beside their castles or manors, though even these might be open to public use. Grand city churches often had large cisterns at their entrances or in adjacent baptistries in which people might wash their face and hands. Most water was drawn since ancient technologies such as aqueducts were poorly understood or utilized though irrigation was practiced for such things as crops and gardening. Bathing was not particularly practiced since water heating proved expensive save for the rich, and often people drank Alcoholic Beverages to slake their thirst, such as ales, meads, wines and later, beer, and water, when drunk, might be sweetened by adding honey. MoreThe artesian well, which provided water under pressure, so it did not have to be drawn up in buckets, was invented in 1126 by monks in Artois, France.

I would correct one thing in the above answer, which is that in at least some parts of Europe, medieval people bathed often.

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Answer 2

Yes, contrary to popular myth, medieval people drank water.

The business of getting and maintaining water supplies was well understood, aside from a lack of detailed understanding of water born illnesses. They used well sand springs, and also collected rain water and stored it in cisterns. The City of London, despite the fact that it stood on a river, had a large array of water sources. More information can be found at the related question below, "What did rich people drink in the Middle Ages?"

Answer 3

they dug wells deep into the ground which accessed bore water. then they lowered a bucket tied onto a rope down to scoop up the water.

Answer 4

they built wells and there were some pipes from the river that flows into the wells.

Answer 5

Wells, rivers, lakes, streams and sometimes old Roman waterways built by the Romans

Answer 6

they dug a hole and scoop it up in a bucket and drink it even if it was dity