Hospital of the Holy Innocents
The Hospital of the Holy Innocents, or the Melandry was a Leper Hospital on South Park common in Lincoln, England. It was founded in the late 11th or early 12th century either by Bishop Remigius or Henry I.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: medieval hospital in England
- Also known as: “Malandry”, “Melandry”, and “The Hospital of the Holy Innocents, Lincoln”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sincil Bank and St Mary’s Guildhall.
Sincil Bank
Stadium
Photo: Differentgravy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sincil Bank Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as ProAmpac Stadium, is a football stadium in Lincoln, England, which has been the home of Lincoln City since 1895. Sincil Bank is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Hospital of the Holy Innocents.
St Mary’s Guildhall
Historic building
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Guildhall is a major domestic complex, indicating the highest social status, built in the part of the medieval city of Lincoln, England, known as Wigford. St Mary’s Guildhall is situated 3,000 feet north of Hospital of the Holy Innocents.
Lincoln railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lincoln railway station serves the city of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides the majority of services from the station, along with Northern Trains and London North Eastern Railway. Lincoln railway station is situated 1 mile north of Hospital of the Holy Innocents.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Catherine’s, Lincoln and Bracebridge.
St Catherine’s, Lincoln
Neighborhood
St Catherine's is an inner-city area of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England at the southern end of the High Street, and centred on a roundabout at its junction with the A15, B1190 and South Park Avenue.
Bracebridge
Town
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bracebridge is a suburb of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles south from the city centre on the main A1434 Newark Road, stretching approximately from St Catherine's to Swallowbeck alongside the east bank of the River Witham, and the village of Bracebridge Heath.
Lincoln
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lincoln is the county town of Lincolnshire, with a population of 97,541 in 2019. It has a well-preserved medieval centre, with a cathedral and castle atop its cobbled Steep Hill.
Hospital of the Holy Innocents
- Categories: leper colony, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lincoln District, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2141° or 53° 12′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.54447° or 0° 32′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C5X6F74+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1556665588OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q28868684
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Igbo—“Hospital of the Holy Innocents” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “The Hospital of the Holy Innocents, Lincoln”
- Igbo: “Hospitallọ ọgwụ nke Holy Innocents, Lincoln”
- Igbo: “Ụlọ Ọgwụ nke Ndị Nsọ Na-enweghị Ihe Ọha”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Queen’s Park Community Hub Futures Café and Malandry Closes.
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