Maltby Preceptory
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Maltby Preceptory was a house of the Knights Hospitaller in the village of Maltby
, Lincolnshire
, England
. There are two differing accounts regarding its history.
It was established as a house for the during the reign of King Stephen
around 1135-54 by Ranulf, Earl of Chester and included the church and Maltby, and land both there and in the villages of Tathwell
and Rauceby. It closed at the dissolution of the monasteries around 1540.
The Monastica Anglicanum claims it was a house of the Knights Templar and passed into the hands of the Hospitallers after the Templars were suppressed in 1312.
Maltby, Lincolnshire
Maltby is a hamlet in the English county of Lincolnshire.It is located on the A154 road south-west of the town of Louth. The Knights Templar had a preceptory here but the Knights Hospitaller owned it later. It forms part of Raithby cum Maltby civil parish that, in turn, forms part of East Lindsey...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. There are two differing accounts regarding its history.
It was established as a house for the during the reign of King Stephen
Stephen of England
Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...
around 1135-54 by Ranulf, Earl of Chester and included the church and Maltby, and land both there and in the villages of Tathwell
Tathwell
Tathwell is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies around south of the town of Louth. The hamlet of Haugham lies about a mile south-east of Tathwell.Cadwell Park motor racing circuit is around south of Tathwell....
and Rauceby. It closed at the dissolution of the monasteries around 1540.
The Monastica Anglicanum claims it was a house of the Knights Templar and passed into the hands of the Hospitallers after the Templars were suppressed in 1312.