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The Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene is a medieval charitable foundation located at St John's Farm in Cambridgeshire. The hospital was established to provide care and shelter for the poor and infirm, reflecting the religious charitable institutions typical of medieval England. The site preserves remains and evidence of this medieval establishment, which operated within the framework of monastic and parochial provision for the sick and destitute during the medieval period. The monument represents an important example of the infrastructure of medieval poor relief and ecclesiastical hospitality in the region.
Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006909. View the official record →
The Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene is a medieval charitable foundation located at St John's Farm in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006909.
Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006909.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ely Cathedral: claustral buildings (0.6 km), 'Cherry Hill', castle mound (0.7 km), Roman site near Old Fordey Farm, Barway (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.