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St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars is a medieval hospital foundation established in the 12th century as a leper hospital, identifiable today through its surviving earthwork remains in Leicestershire. The site comprises a moated enclosure with associated fishponds, features characteristic of medieval monastic and hospital establishments that reflect both the functional and economic aspects of the institution. The moated precinct would have contained the hospital buildings, while the fishponds provided a food resource typical of such charitable foundations. The surviving earthworks constitute important archaeological evidence for medieval healthcare provision and settlement organisation in the Midlands.
St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012242. View the official record →
St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars is a medieval hospital foundation established in the 12th century as a leper hospital, identifiable today through its surviving earthwork remains in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012242.
St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars 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 1012242.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated grange (1.6 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately north east and 210m south east of White House Farm (2.7 km), Garden, moat and five fishponds at Kirby Bellars (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars'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.
St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton Lazars stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.