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Yeaveley Preceptory
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❔ Cause unknown

Yeaveley Preceptory

Ruins · United Kingdom

Abandoned
1540
Founded
—
Population
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Coordinates
52.957, -1.745
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Why it was abandoned

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History

Yeaveley Preceptory, also known as Stydd Preceptory, was a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller, near the village of Yeaveley, in Derbyshire, England. It was around a mile west of the village, on the site of the current Stydd Hall. The Preceptory has been variously known as "Yeaveley Preceptory", "Yeaveley Bailiwick", "Yeaveley and Barrow Preceptory" and "Stydd Preceptory".

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