Waingroves is a large village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, approximately two miles away from the town of Ripley.

The land at "Waingrif" (Waingroves) was donated by Ralph fitzStephen to the Knights Hospitaller in the early 12th century.

The "deed of gift" cites the date 1147, however another document reveals contact between the Abbot of Darley Abbey and the Knights Hospitaller, with regards to Waingroves, as early as 1121.

[1] The land was donated for the foundation of a preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller (a preceptory is a monastic establishment for one of a number of orders of monastic knights), however there is dispute as to whether one was ever constructed.

[1][2] Following its acquisition by Yeaveley, a manor was constructed which was leased, along with the preceptory's land, to lay tenants.