Alkmonton medieval settlement
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| Alkmonton medieval settlement | |
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 The earthworks, viewed from the south | |
| Location | Alkmonton, Derbyshire |
| Coordinates | 52°56′8″N 1°42′46″W / 52.93556°N 1.71278°W |
| OS grid reference | SK 194 376 |
| Designated | 25 February 1971 |
| Reference no. | 1018617 |
  Location of Alkmonton medieval settlement in Derbyshire | |
Alkmonton medieval settlement is an archaeological site, a deserted medieval village near the present-day village of Alkmonton, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England. It is a Scheduled Monument.[1]
Alkmonton is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, as Alchementune; it was held under Henry de Ferrers. There were 8 villagers and 7 smallholders. In 1332 the tax quota was comparable to its neighbours.[1][2]
In about 1100, when the manor was held by Robert de Bakepuze, a hospital for female lepers was built, dedicated to Saint Leonard. It was refounded in 1406, leprosy having died out, by the widow of Sir Walter Blount, who held the manor. His descendant Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy (died 1474) willed that a chapel, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, should be built at Alkmonton, and that the master of the hospital should say Mass there each year on the feast of St Nicholas.[3]
The hospital and chapel were abolished during the reign of Edward VI.[3]