Monument record MLI41402 - Site of Leper Hospital, Louth
Summary
Site of medieval leper hospital, Louth.
Type and Period (1)
- LEPER HOSPITAL (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Possible site of a medieval leper hospital at Louth. The hospital is briefly mentioned in documents dating to 1314 and 1488, although nothing further is known. This area is a small hill to the south of the town, called Spital Hill; it retains no surface indications of a hospital, however. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 38 NW: U.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 38 NW: 3.
- <3> SLI1104 Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. vol.2, p.234.
- <4> SLI902 Bibliographic Reference: D. Knowles and R.N. Hadcock. 1953. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales - First Edition. p.288.
- <5> SLI880 Bibliographic Reference: SWARBY, J.E.. 1950. HISTORY OF LOUTH. p.33.
- <6> SLI13398 Article in Monograph: Bennett, N. 1993. 'Religious Houses' in An Historical Atlas of Lincolnshire. pp.48-9.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 3277 8699 (28m by 28m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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