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 | |
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The Tollemache Almshouses might occupy the site of the hospital | |
Shown in Cheshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Nantwich, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53.0683°N 2.5326°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Private |
Type | Infirm poor |
History | |
Opened | 1083 |
Closed | 1548 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
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