[2] Heather was an independent preceptory until around 1338, when it was reduced to the status of a "camera", a lesser establishment dependent upon another.

Dalby seems to have taken the leading role, as it was where the joint preceptory was administered from and where the Preceptor was based.

In 1535, the three combined preceptories are recorded as providing the order with a sizable annual income of £231.

[3] The land belonging to the preceptory at Heather was granted to Oliver St. John and Robert Thornton.

Nothing of the preceptory stands above ground; however, the manor's cellars incorporate remains of medieval walls.