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St Giles is a medieval leprosy hospital located in Essex, England. The hospital was established to provide care and segregation for those afflicted with leprosy, reflecting the medieval Church's pastoral response to this serious infectious disease. Dating from the medieval period, the site represents an important example of specialised institutional healthcare provision, a practice that became increasingly common from the twelfth century onwards. The physical remains and archaeological evidence at St Giles contribute to our understanding of medieval hospital design and the social management of disease in medieval England.
The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020915. View the official record →
St Giles is a medieval leprosy hospital located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020915.
The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles 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 1020915.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pumping station (2.6 km), Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks (3 km), Mound E of Basin Road (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.