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St John's Hospital

Other OS name in the Parish of Lutterworth

Historical Forms

  • St Johns Hospital 1631 Nichols
  • St Johns Hospital or St Johns Chapel 1699 ib
  • the Spittle 1606 Terrier
  • le Spittle 1641 Nichols
  • Hospitalis Sancti Johannis de Luthrewrth 1242 RGros
  • Hospitalis de Lutterwrth' 1254 Val
  • hospitalis Johannis Baptiste 1341,1350,1391 Pat
  • Hospitale de Lutterworthe, Hospitali Sancti Johannis iuxta Lutterworth 1546 AAS

Etymology

, St Johns Hospital 1631 Nichols, St Johns Hospital or St Johns Chapel 1699 ib; it is the Spittle 1606Terrier ,le Spittle 1641 Nichols and is earlier recorded as Hospitalis Sancti Johannis de Luthrewrth 1242 RGros, Hospitalis de Lutterwrth '1254Val, hospitalis Johannis Baptiste 1341, 1350, 1391Pat , Hospitale de Lutterworthe , Hospitali Sancti Johannis iuxta Lutterworth 1546 AAS , v. hospital . Minor earthworks are all that remain at the site of the hospital founded in the reign of King John ( 1199 – 1216 ) by Nicholas de Verdun .