Hospital of St Lawrence, Acton

The Hospital of St Lawrence, variously known as St Lawrence's Hospital, the Hospice of St Lawrence and the free Chapel and Hospice of St Lawrence and St James, was a medieval house for lepers outside the town of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. It was located to the west of the town, on what is now Welsh Row, within the parish of Acton. St Lawrence's later became a hospital for the infirm poor. Dissolved in 1548, the hospital's land and property was purchased by the Wright family. One of its buildings was subsequently used for dwellings.

Hospital of St Lawrence
The Tollemache Almshouses might occupy the site of the hospital
Shown in Cheshire
Geography
LocationNantwich, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates53.0683°N 2.5326°W / 53.0683; -2.5326
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
TypeInfirm poor
History
Opened1083
Closed1548
Links
ListsHospitals in England
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