i.e. Houses for Wayfarers, Sick, Aged and Infirm, Insane, and Lepers, founded before 1547.
EXPLANATION OF HEADINGS, REFERENCES, SIGNS, ETC. | |
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Dedication. |
When names are stated thus: “St. John [& St. Anthony],” this signifies that the name in brackets is less frequently used. |
Date. |
The date given is that of the first accredited reference. The foundation was frequently earlier. c.=circa; bef=before. |
Founder. |
This term includes benefactor and re-founder. |
Patron. |
In the majority of cases entered as “Private,” the advowson was vested in the Lord of the Manor. Where two names are inserted they represent a change of patronage. |
L. |
i.e. Leper; this denotes the nominal aim of the charity, which was not necessarily confined to lepers. |
* |
An asterisk signifies that there are considerable architectural remains (chapel, hall, etc.). |
† |
Indicates slight architectural remains (e.g. masonry, windows). |
‡ |
This sign before a dedication-name implies that some endowment exists under that name or the name of the founder. |
Seal. |
Denotes that either a matrix or an impression is in existence. A specimen is usually to be found in the British Museum. Soc. Antiq. refers to the Society of Antiquaries, London. |
Italics. |
The use of italics implies uncertainty. |
Foot-notes. |
“Patent” and “Close” refer to the printed Calendars of the Public Record Office, space not permitting of fuller details. |
I. BEDFORDSHIRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Bedford |
‡St. John Baptist (Seal) |
1216 |
R. de Parys |
Town |
— |
Bedford |
‡St. Leonard |
1207 |
— |
Town, Private |
L |
Dunstable |
St. Mary Magdalene |
1209 |
Prior |
Priory |
L |
Eaton,167 nr. Dunstable |
— |
1291 |
— |
— |
— |
Farley,168 by Leighton Buzzard |
St. John Baptist |
1198 |
— |
Various169 |
— |
Hockcliffe (Occleve) |
St. John Baptist |
1227 |
— |
Various170 |
— |
Luton |
St. John Baptist |
1287 |
— |
— |
L |
Luton |
St. Mary Magd. (Seal) |
bef 1377 |
— |
— |
— |
Stocwell, nr. Bedford |
St. Mary171 |
1232 |
— |
— |
— |
Toddington |
‡St. John Baptist |
1443 |
J. Broughton |
— |
— |
II. BERKSHIRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Abingdon |
‡St. John B. (Seal) |
1280 |
Abbot |
Abbey |
— |
Abingdon(without) |
St. Mary Magdalene |
1336 |
— |
— |
— |
Abingdon |
*‡Almshouse172 |
1441 |
G. Barbar & J. de St. Helena |
Gild |
— |
Childrey |
‡Holy Trinity & St. Katharine |
1526 |
W. Fettiplace |
— |
— |
Donnington, near Newbury |
‡God’s House |
1393 |
R. Abberbury |
Private |
— |
Fyfield |
St. John Baptist |
1442 |
J. Golafre |
— |
— |
Hungerford |
St. John Baptist |
1232 |
King |
Duchy of Lancaster |
— |
Hungerford |
St. Laurence |
1228 |
— |
— |
L |
Lambourn |
‡Holy Trinity (Seal) |
1501 |
J. Isbury |
New Coll. Oxford |
— |
Newbury |
‡St. Bartholomew |
1215 |
King173 |
Town |
— |
Newbury |
St. Mary Magdalene |
1232 |
— |
— |
L |
Reading |
St. Mary Magdalene |
bef 1175 |
Abbot Auchar |
Abbey |
L |
Reading |
St. John B. (Seal) |
c. 1190 |
Abbot Hugh |
Abbey |
— |
Reading |
Almshouse |
— |
W. Barnes |
— |
— |
Reading |
Almshouse |
bef 1477 |
Leche or Larder |
— |
— |
Thatcham |
Almshouse |
1433 |
T. Lowndyes |
Parish |
— |
Wallingford |
St. John B. (Seal) |
1224 |
— |
Town |
— |
Wallingford or Newnham174 |
St. Mary Magdalene |
1226 |
— |
Town |
L |
Windsor |
St. John |
1316 |
— |
— |
— |
Windsor (without) |
St. Peter |
1168 |
— |
Crown, Eton College |
L |
III. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Aylesbury |
St. John Baptist175 |
xii cent. |
Townsmen |
— |
L (?) |
Aylesbury |
St. Leonard175 |
xii cent. |
Townsmen |
— |
L |
Buckingham |
St. John Baptist176 |
c. 1200 |
— |
— |
— |
Buckingham |
St. Laurence |
1252 |
— |
— |
L |
Buckingham |
Almshouse |
1431 |
J. Barton |
— |
— |
Lathbury |
St. Margaret177 |
1252 |
— |
— |
— |
Ludgershall |
— |
1236 |
— |
Alien178 |
— |
Marlow, Great |
St. Thomas179 |
1384 |
— |
— |
— |
Newport Pagnell |
St. Margaret |
c. 1240 |
— |
— |
L |
Newport Pagnell (Bridge180) |
1220 |
J. de Somery |
Private |
L | |
Newport Pagnell |
St. Leonard183 |
1232 |
J. de Peynton |
— |
— |
Stratford, Stony (without) |
St. John Baptist |
c. 1240 |
— |
— |
L |
Wendover |
St. John Baptist |
1311 |
— |
— |
— |
Wycombe, High |
*St. John Baptist |
c. 1180 |
— |
Town 1344 |
— |
Wycombe, High near |
St. Margaret & St. Giles184 |
1229 |
— |
Crown |
L |
IV. CAMBRIDGESHIRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Barnwell, v. Stourbridge | |||||
Cambridge |
‡St. Anthony & St. Eligius |
1392 |
— |
— |
L |
Cambridge |
St. John Ev. (Seal185) |
xii cent. |
H. Frost |
Town, Bishop |
— |
Cambridge |
St. Anne |
1397 |
H. Tangmer |
— |
L |
Cambridge |
‡Almshouse |
1469 |
T. Jakenett |
— |
— |
Ely |
St. John Baptist186 |
1169 |
Bishop Nigel |
Bishop, Priory |
— |
Ely |
St. Mary Magdalene186 |
bef 1240 |
— |
Bishop |
— |
Fordham |
— |
1279 |
— |
Priory |
— |
Leverington |
St. John Baptist187 |
1487 |
— |
— |
— |
Long Stow |
St. Mary B. V. |
1272 |
Walter, Vicar |
— |
— |
Newton-by-Sea |
St. Mary B. V.188 |
1401 |
J. Colvill |
Bishop |
— |
Royston, v. Herts | |||||
Stourbridge by Cambridge |
*St. Mary Magd. or St. Cross189 |
bef 1172 |
King |
Town, Bishop |
L |
Thorney |
— |
1166 |
— |
Abbey |
— |
Whittlesea |
Poor’s Hospital190 |
1391 |
Adam Ryppe |
— |
— |
Whittlesford (Duxford) |
St. John Baptist |
1307 |
W. Colvill |
Bishop |
— |
Wicken |
St. John191 |
1321 |
Lady Basingburn |
Spinney Priory |
— |
Wisbech |
St. John Baptist192 |
1343 |
— |
Bishop |
— |
Wisbech (near Elm) |
Spital |
1378 |
— |
— |
L |
V. CHESHIRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Bebington |
St. Thomas à Becket |
1183 |
— |
Private |
L |
Chester (without) |
‡St. Giles193 (Seal) |
— |
Earl |
Earldom |
L |
Chester (without Northgate) |
‡St. John B.194 (Seal) |
1232 |
Earl Randle |
Earldom and Birkenhead Priory |
— |
Chester |
St. Ursula V |
1532 |
R. and T. Smith |
— |
— |
Denwall in Nesse |
St. Andrew |
1238 |
— |
Bishop of Lichfield |
— |
Nantwich |
St. Nicholas |
c. 1087 |
W. Malbank |
Private |
— |
Nantwich |
St. Laurence |
1354 |
— |
Private |
L |
VI. CORNWALL195 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Bodmin |
St. Anthony |
1500 |
— |
— |
— |
Bodmin |
St. George |
1405 |
— |
— |
— |
Bodmin |
St. Margaret196 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bodmin(Pontaboye) |
‡†St. Laurence (Seal197) |
1302 |
— |
— |
L |
Fowey, St. Blaise by |
— |
— |
— |
— | |
Gild Martyn, v. Launceston | |||||
Helston in Sithney |
St. Mary M. or St. John Baptist |
1411 |
Archdeacon or Killigrew |
Knights Hosp. |
— |
Launceston |
†St. Leonard (Seal198) |
1257 |
Richard, Earl |
Earldom or Priory |
L |
Launceston Newport by |
St. Thomas à Becket199 |
— |
— |
L | |
Liskeard, Menheniot nr. |
St. Mary Magdalene |
1400 |
— |
— |
L |
Newport, v. Launceston | |||||
VII. CUMBERLAND | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Bewcastle |
“Hospitale de Lennh” |
1294 |
— |
— |
— |
Caldbeck |
Hospital House |
bef 1170 |
Gospatric |
Carlisle Priory |
— |
Carlisle (without) |
St. Nicholas |
bef 1201 |
King |
Crown, Priory |
L |
Carlisle |
House of St. Sepulchre200 |
1251 |
— |
— |
— |
Carlisle (Castlegate) |
St. Catherine |
xvi cent. |
— |
— |
— |
Keswick, near201 |
House of St. John |
xvi cent. |
— |
— |
— |
Wigton, near |
St. Leonard202 |
1383 |
— |
Private |
L |
VIII. DERBYSHIRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Alkmonton or Bentley |
St. Leonard203 |
c. 1100 |
R. de Bakepuze, Blount |
Private |
L |
Ashbourne204 |
St. John Baptist |
1251 |
— |
— |
L |
Castleton or High Peak205 |
St. Mary B.V. |
bef 1330 |
Peverell |
Private, Crown |
— |
Chesterfield, near |
St. Leonard |
1195 |
— |
Crown, etc. |
L |
Chesterfield |
St. Nicholas |
1276 |
— |
— |
— |
Chesterfield |
St. John Baptist |
1334 |
— |
Manor |
L |
Derby |
St. Leonard (Domus Dei) |
1171 |
King |
Crown |
L |
Derby |
St. Helen |
c. 1160 |
R. de Ferrers |
— |
— |
Derby |
St. James [& St. Anthony206] |
c. 1140 |
Waltheof Fitz-Sweyn |
Darley Abbey |
— |
Derby |
St. John Baptist |
1251 |
— |
— |
— |
Derby |
St. Katherine |
1329 |
— |
— |
— |
Peak, v. Castleton | |||||
Spondon or Locko |
‡St. Mary Magdalene207 |
1306 |
— |
Order of St. Lazarus |
L |
IX. DEVONSHIRE208 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Barnstaple |
St. Mary Magdalene |
1158 |
— |
— |
L |
Barnstaple |
Holy Trinity |
1410 |
— |
— |
— |
Clist Gabriel (Farringdon) |
St. Gabriel the Archangel209 |
1276 |
Bishop Bronescombe |
Bishop |
— |
Collumpton |
Almshouse |
1522 |
J. Trott |
— |
— |
Crediton |
†St. Laurence |
1242 |
— |
Manor (Bishop) |
— |
Exeter (without Southgate) |
St. Mary M. (Seal) |
bef 1163 |
Bishop |
Bishop, Town |
L |
Exeter |
St. Alexis210 (Seal) |
1164 |
W. Prodom |
— |
— |
Exeter |
St. John B.211 [& St. John Ev.] (Seal) |
1220 |
G. & J. Long |
Town, Bishop |
— |
Exeter |
*‡God’s House212 |
1436 |
W. Wynard |
— |
— |
Exeter |
*‡St. Katharine |
1457 |
J. Stevyns |
— |
— |
Exeter |
‡St. Mary V., Eleven Thousand Virgins & St. Roch213 |
1407 |
W. Bonvile |
— |
— |
Exeter |
St. Anthony214 |
1429 |
— |
— |
— |
Exeter |
“Ten Cells” |
1399 |
S. Grendon |
— |
— |
Exeter |
Almshouse |
1479 |
J. Palmer |
— |
— |
Exeter |
Almshouse |
1514 |
Moore & Fortescue |
— |
— |
Heavitree (Wonford) |
‡St. Loye215 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Honiton |
*‡St. Margaret |
1374 |
— |
Ford Abbey |
L |
Moreton Hampstead |
Almshouse |
xv cent. |
— |
— |
— |
p287 | |||||
Newton Bushell |
— |
1538 |
J. Gilberd |
Mayor Exeter |
L |
Pilton |
‡St. Margaret (Seal216) |
1197 |
— |
— |
L |
Plymouth |
[Holy Trinity &] St. Mary M. |
1374 |
— |
— |
L |
Plymouth |
St. Mary B. V. (Our Lady) |
1501 |
— |
— |
— |
Plymouth |
Hospital House |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Plympton |
‡[Holy Trinity &] St. Mary M. |
1329 |
— |
Priory |
L |
Tavistock, near |
St. Mary M. [& St. Theobald] (Seal) |
1338 |
— |
— |
L |
Tavistock |
St. George |
— |
Tremayne |
— |
— |
Teignmouth, near |
‡St. Mary Magdalene |
1307 |
— |
— |
L |
Teignton, Kings, v. Newton Bushell | |||||
Tiverton |
*‡Almshouse217 |
1520 |
J. Greneway |
Wardens of Tiverton |
— |
Torrington |
Holy Trinity, St. John Ev. & St. John B. |
1400 |
re-f. R. Colyn |
— |
— |
Torrington, Little (Taddiport) |
*‡St. Mary Magdalene |
1344 |
Ann Boteler |
Private |
L |
Totnes |
‡St. Mary M. (Seal218) |
1302 |
— |
— |
L |
Totnes |
Our Lady |
xvi cent. |
— |
— |
— |
X. DORSET | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality. |
Dedication or Description. |
Date. |
Founder. |
Patron. |
|
Allington, v. Bridport | |||||
Blandford, by |
St. Leonard |
1282 |
— |
Private |
L |
Blandford |
God’s House219 |
xvi cent. |
— |
— |
— |
Bridport |
St. John Baptist |
1240 |
— |
Town |
— |
Bridport or Allington |
St. Mary M. [& St. Anthony] |
1232 |
re-f. W. de Legh |
Private |
L |
Dorchester |
St. John Baptist |
1324 |
— |
Crown, Eton, etc. |
— |
Dorchester |
Hospital |
xvi cent. |
— |
— |
L |
Lyme |
†St. Mary B.V. & the Holy Spirit |
1336 |
— |
— |
L |
Rushton, v. Tarrant | |||||
Shaftesbury |
‡St. John B. (Seal220) |
1223 |
— |
Abbey, Crown |
— |
Shaftesbury |
St. Mary Magdalene |
1386 |
— |
Abbey |
— |
Sherborne |
*‡SS. John B. & John Ev. |
1437 |
Bishop, &c. |
Governors |
— |
Sherborne |
†St. Thomas à Becket |
1228 |
— |
Abbey, Crown |
— |
Tarrant Rushton |
St. Leonard |
1298 |
— |
Private, Twynham Priory |
— |
Wareham |
Hospital219 |
xvi cent. |
— |
— |
— |
Wimborne |
*†St. Margaret V. [& St. Anthony] |
1241 |
— |
Manor (Duchy of Lancaster) |
L |