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| HER Number: | MDV107147 |
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| Name: | St. Margaret's Hospital, Honiton |
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Summary
St. Margaret's Hospital was founded as a leper hospital prior to 1307. It was rebuilt as almshouses in 1530.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 151 002 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HONITON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEPER HOSPITAL (First mentioned, XIV - 1301 AD to 1400 AD)
Full description
Troup, F. B., 1898, Honiton in 1530, 125 (Article in Serial). SDV136350.
Evidence that this existed as early as September 1374 as a leper hospital. It had five apartments: one for the governor and four for leprous people.
Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., 1971, Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales, 323, 365 (Monograph). SDV323253.
St. Margaret's Hospital. Probably founded before 1307, though first mention of lepers at St. Margarets is 1375. After the dissolution it became an almshouse, being re-endowed by Thomas Chard, last Abbot of Ford. Possible dedication to St. Martin.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 120-1 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
Fisher, J., 1999, East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Honiton, 13 (Report - non-specific). SDV346894.
Beyond the existing conservation area, and adjoining the Exeter Road, almost a mile south-west of the centre, is St Margaret's Hospital, founded as a leper hospital in the 14th century, and re-founded and rebuilt circa 1530 as an almshouse. Some work from this period remains but the present appearance is of a thatched group of cottages with 19th century Gothic windows. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Almshouses depicted. Map object based on this source, although extent of leper hospital unknown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV136350 | Article in Serial: Troup, F. B.. 1898. Honiton in 1530. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 30. A5 Hardback. 125. |
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| SDV323253 | Monograph: Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N.. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Unknown + Digital (part). 323, 365. |
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| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 120-1. |
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| SDV346894 | Report - non-specific: Fisher, J.. 1999. East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Honiton. East Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 13. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV43679 | Related to: St Margaret's Almshouses (Northern Block), Exeter Road, Honiton (Building) |
| MDV1874 | Related to: St Margaret's Almshouses (Southern Block), Exeter Road, Honiton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 1 2015 8:58AM |
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