<P> The Normans brought their hospital system along when they conquered England in 1066 . By merging with traditional land - tenure and customs , the new charitable houses became popular and were distinct from both English monasteries and French hospitals . They dispensed alms and some medicine , and were generously endowed by the nobility and gentry who counted on them for spiritual rewards after death . </P>
<P> The Normans brought their hospital system along when they conquered England in 1066 . By merging with traditional land - tenure and customs , the new charitable houses became popular and were distinct from both English monasteries and French hospitals . They dispensed alms and some medicine , and were generously endowed by the nobility and gentry who counted on them for spiritual rewards after death . </P>
when was the first hospital built in england
when was the first hospital built in england
1066
1066