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Swingfield Preceptory

Swingfield Preceptory

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Swingfield Preceptory (or St John's Commandery, Swingfield) was a priory about 5 miles north of Folkestone, Kent on the south coast of England.

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History

The Preceptory (headquarters of certain orders of monastic knights) was taken over by the Knights Hospitaller in 1180 after sisters of the same order were moved to Buckland Priory.[1] It was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and leased on 16 March 1541 to John Thorgood and Thomas Horseley for twenty-one years.[1] It then passed through many families (including Sir Anthony Aucher, Sir Henry Palmer, of Wingham and Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet, of Wingham).[2]

The 13th-century St John's Chapel still survives on Swanton Lane and is under the care of English Heritage.

Architecture

It was originally built between the 13th and 16th centuries as a farmhouse of flint, which has been knapped in places. It also has stone quoins and dressings. The west gable end is tile-hung on both floors. The north elevation retains areas of render painted and is scored to resemble red brick in Flemish bond.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Hasted, Edward (1800). "Parishes". 'Houses of Knights Hospitallers: The preceptory of Swingfield', A History of the County of Kent. 2. Institute of Historical Research: 176. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. [2]
    Hasted, Edward (1799). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 8. Institute of Historical Research: 120–126. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. [3]
    "St John's Commandery, Swingfield". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2014.


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