Ansty in Wiltshire

From the year 1211 the Knights Hospitaller settled in Ansty forming a small Commandery, comprising the Commander or Preceptor, two Knights, a Chaplain, three minor clerics, the local Commander's Esquire and six servants. This small group began to build the present Church and it was completed in 1230, 25 years before the main part of Salisbury Cathedral. As well as a fishing lake, the members also constructed a Hospice possibly on the site of the large building which now occupies the site east of the lake. This newer building was built in 1596 by Thomas Arundell, probably as a banqueting house. Despite a fire in 1922 which destroyed the roof, the building was reconstructed in 2001 and is well worth a visit.

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Signets on the lake at Ansty.

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The lake at Ansty is situated below the Manor House, which is visible through the trees.

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Entering the village from the east, past the impressive former banqueting hall which was renovated in 2001.

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