THE KNIGHTS OF LAZARUS
IN LEICESTERSHIRE
The Order of St. Lazarus, a medieval crusading order, had a significant presence in England, particularly around Leicestershire. Their main English house was located at Burton Lazars, near Melton Mowbray, which was a leper hospital founded in the 12th century
TILTON-ON-THE-HILL
The hospital at Tilton was given to that at Burton Lazars by William Burdet before 1184.
A Leper hospital was founded at Tilton before 1189 and was annexed to Burton Lazars in the same county. Site not ascertained. However two possible locations are muted in the small village, the first is a recorded medival moated site, next to a dammed Medieval fish pond, the second is possibly where the Manor farm house now is situated - with evidence of a fish pond once on the lands, visable on lidar, and also an outbuilding still standing, known locally as "the chapel" which could have once been a fragment of the small monastic hospital.
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BURTON LAZARS
LOWESBY
GALBY
KIRBY BELLARS CHURCH - (Effigy Roger Beler Patron of the Order
