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Summary

Medieval settlement, possibly associated with Temple Bruer preceptory

Full description

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There are possible medieval croft remains surviving as cropmarks in the dry valley to the south east of Temple Bruer preceptory, which are possibly the remains of the settlement set up by the Knights Templars in the late twelfth century to serve the preceptory. The names of many of the inhabitants are known from a late twelfth century document, and it appears that most of them were incomers from neighbouring villages. It seems to have been walled with a gatehouse. {1}{2}{3}{4}{7}
In 1154 a Charter for a market was granted to the Knights Templar to be held at the manor. On 20th July 1259 King Henry III inspected this Charter, and, as the market had ‘hitherto not been made use of’, granted a change of day of the market to a Wednesday. A Charter for a fair to be held on the day of James the Apostle (25th July) was granted, also by Henry III on 20th July 1259, to brother Amadeus, the master and brethren of The Order (Knights Templars), to be held at the manor. {5}{6}
In the Census Returns of the nineteenth century Temple Bruer probably included Temple High Grange from 1801-1831 and does not include it from 1861-1901. The two together later became a civil parish. The population was 49 in 1801, peaking at 201 in 1881, and falling to 155 by 1901. {8}

<01> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, National Mapping Programme, TF0153:LI.877.1.1 (Map). SLI3613.

<02> 1945-84, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, JG69-71; AWW96,98, AWX4 (Aerial Photograph). SLI173.

<03> THOMSON B, 1990-91, Aerial photographs taken by B. Thomson, 13/1/91 (Aerial Photograph). SLI204.

<04> A.J. White, 1981, The Knights Templars at Temple Bruer and Aslackby, - (Unpublished Document). SLI4508.

<05> Letters, Samantha (Dr), 2003, Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516: Counties and Wales, Temple Bruer (Website). SLI9564.

<06> Edward Trollope, 1872, Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln, pp.312-19 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI920.

<07> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), page 752 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.

<08> William Page (ed), 1906, The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2, pp.362-363 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1104.

<09> C.W. Foster and T. Longley, 1924, Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey, lxxviii (Bibliographic Reference). SLI893.

<10> Ekwall, E., 1960, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names - Fourth Edition, page 70 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1065.

<11> SMR FILE, TF 05 SW:M, AJW, 1981 (Index). SLI3324.

Monument Types

• CROFT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1539 AD)
• SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Events

• Aerial photographs of area around Temple Farm, 1952
• Aerial photographs taken of the area around Temple Farm, 1969
• Aerial photograph taken of the area around Temple Farm, 1991

Protected Status

• SHINE

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