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Newland Preceptory is a medieval religious house located in Yorkshire, founded as a commandery of the Knights Templar during the twelfth century. The preceptory served as an administrative and military centre for the Order until the suppression of the Templars in the early fourteenth century, after which it passed to the Knights Hospitaller. Substantial remains of the preceptory buildings survive, including stone foundations and structural elements that attest to its former importance as a monastic settlement. The site represents a significant example of the physical infrastructure maintained by the military religious orders in northern England during the medieval period.
Newland Preceptory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012153. View the official record →
Newland Preceptory is a medieval religious house located in Yorkshire, founded as a commandery of the Knights Templar during the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012153.
Newland Preceptory 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 1012153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanley Ferry aqueduct (1.1 km), Wakefield Bridge (3.6 km), Sharlston Common coal and ironstone workings (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Newland Preceptory'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.
Newland Preceptory stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.