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The Preceptory at Old Dalby is a medieval religious establishment located in Leicestershire. It was founded as a commandery of the Knights Templar during the twelfth century and later passed to the Knights Hospitaller following the suppression of the Templar order in the early fourteenth century. The site represents the physical remains of a significant military-religious institution that would have functioned as both a spiritual centre and an administrative base for the order's estates and activities in the East Midlands. Archaeological and historical evidence indicates that the preceptory operated throughout the medieval period until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century.
Preceptory at Old Dalby is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009174. View the official record →
The Preceptory at Old Dalby is a medieval religious establishment located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009174.
Preceptory at Old Dalby 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 1009174.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross on Upper Broughton village green (2.8 km), Saxon cemetery SW of Broughton Lodge (3.2 km), Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Preceptory at Old Dalby'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 Old Dalby stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.