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| HER Number: | MDV12434 |
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| Name: | Chillington Leper Hospital |
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Summary
A hospital for lepers was founded at chadelyngton, identified as chillington, at some time before 1307. Date of dissolution not known (knowles + hadcock).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 788 424 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stokenham |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKENHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SE/16/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEPER HOSPITAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX74SE11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV176562.
Clay, R. M., 1966, Medieval Hospitals of England, 287 (Monograph). SDV176564.
Other details: fn.
Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., 1971, Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales, 317-8, 352 (Monograph). SDV323253.
A hospital for lepers was founded at Chadelyngton, identified as Chillington, at some time before 1307. Date of dissolution not known.
Oswald, N. C., 1982, A Review of Medical Care in the South Hams over the Centuries, 39 (Article in Serial). SDV145713.
According to local tradition a hospital was founded on the site of the present-day Well Farm some time before 1317 and closed soon after the Black Death. No known ecclesiastical connections.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145713 | Article in Serial: Oswald, N. C.. 1982. A Review of Medical Care in the South Hams over the Centuries. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 114. Paperback Volume. 39. |
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| SDV176562 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX74SE11. |
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| SDV176564 | Monograph: Clay, R. M.. 1966. Medieval Hospitals of England. Medieval Hospitals of England. Unknown. 287. |
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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). 317-8, 352. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 1:37PM |
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