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Preceptory at Dukes Place is a former medieval commandery of the Knights Templar located in Kent. The site dates from the twelfth or thirteenth century, when it functioned as a property holding and administrative centre for the military religious order. Little survives of the original structures above ground, though archaeological investigation and historical records indicate its significance as one of the Knights Templar's English estates. Following the suppression of the Order in the early fourteenth century, the preceptory passed into secular hands and its buildings were gradually lost to time and development.
Preceptory at Dukes Place is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007460. View the official record →
Preceptory at Dukes Place is a former medieval commandery of the Knights Templar located in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007460.
Preceptory at Dukes Place 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 1007460.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork in Milbay's Wood (3 km), Old Soar Manor: a fortified medieval house (3.2 km), Roughway Bridge (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Preceptory at Dukes Place'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.
Preceptory at Dukes Place stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.