Heather Preceptory
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Heather Preceptory (pronounced: /hiːðər/; He-ther) was a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, established in the village of Heather, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
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![]() The 14th-century St. John the Baptist Church, originally established as a chapel by the Knights Hospitaller.[1] | |
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Full name | From the mid 14th-century: Dalby and Heather Preceptory |
Order | Knights Hospitaller |
Established | before 1199 |
Disestablished | 1540 |
Mother house | Dalby Preceptory |
People | |
Founder(s) | Ralph de Greseley |
Site | |
Location | Heather, Leicestershire, England |
Coordinates | 52.693299°N 1.424586°W / 52.693299; -1.424586 |
Visible remains | Fragments incorporated into cellars of later house. |
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