Monument record 0031500000 - BROOK HOUSE, HARTWELL ROAD
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- HOSPITAL (12th Century to 16th Century - 1100 AD? to 1548 AD?)
- LEPER HOSPITAL (12th Century to 16th Century - 1100 AD? to 1548 AD?)
Description
ST LEONARD'S LEPER HOSPITAL, FOUNDED IN/BEFORE HENRY I'S REIGN (1100-35). RECORDED AS BEING NEGLECTED IN 1360 (B3).
UNITED WITH ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL (CASS 00316), 1384 (B4,B13).
BOTH HAD CEASED TO EXIST BY 1548. FOR PLACENAME EVIDENCE SEE B3-4. SITE OF HOSPITAL AT/NEAR BROOK HOUSE? (B6-7).
Negative evaluation (2 trial trenches, Area B) carried out on southeast side of Oxford Road in January 1998 by Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust (B8-9,B11).
Evaluation of adjacent TA and Red Cross Centres by Wessex Archaeology in February and March 2003 failed to locate any remains of the hospital (B10).
The hospitals of St John the Baptist, for the poor, aged and sick, and that of St Leonard, for lepers, were both founded during the reign of Henry I. St Leonard's was dissolved in 1384 when it was united with St John's, which was dissolved in 1547 (B5).
The hospital of St John was within the old town. The hospital of St Leonard probably lay outside the town near 'Spetilbrugge', which was another name for 'Walbridge', the limit of the borough boundary on the Hartwell Road. This was probably the site of 'Spitell Mill' a watermill destroyed before 1477. (There is a modern mill on the Hartwell road at SO 813 137) (B4).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (14)
- <1>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. pp57-58.
- <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p72.
- <3>SBC5653 Bibliographic reference: Robert Gibbs. 1885. A History of Aylesbury. pp103-104.
- <4>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p392.
- <5>SBC7154 Bibliographic reference: KNOWLES D & HADCOCK R N 1971 MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF ENGLAND & WALES (2ND EDN) PP313, 340.
- <6>SBC6089 Verbal communication: Hugh Hanley (BRO). 1977. HANLEY H (COUNTY ARCHIVIST) AUG 1977 PERS COMM.
- <7>SBC19716 Unpublished document: Max Satchell (Wellcome Trust). 1997. Max Satchell to Julia Wise April 1997 Correspondence.
- <8>SBC19062 Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust. 1998. The Oxford Road Watermill, Aylesbury: an Archaeological Excavation.
- <9>SBC19767 Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust. 1999. The Oxford Road Watermill, Aylesbury.
- <10>SBC20243 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Aylesbury TA, Oxford Road, Aylesbury: Report on Archaeological Evaluation.
- <11>SBC22119 Article in serial: Ron Humphrey et al. 2004. 'The Oxford Road Watermill, Aylesbury', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 44. Vol 44. pp67,70-71.
- <12>SBC23953 Unpublished document: Archaeology & Planning Solutions. 2005. Land North of Oxford Road, Aylesbury: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment.
- <13>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p4.
- <14>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1998; Update 2001.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81240 13740 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching at Oxford Road Mill site (EBC16115)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching at TA and Red Cross sites, Oxford Road (Ref: 52435) (EBC16377)
Record last edited
Feb 19 2026 9:08AM
