South Witham Preceptory | |
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Location | Temple Hill |
Coordinates | 52°46′28″N 0°37′30″W / 52.7744°N 0.6251°W |
OS grid reference | TF 08643032 |
Founded | 1164 or earlier |
Demolished | After 1540 |
Reference no. | 325499 |
Location in Lincolnshire |
Withham Preceptory, one of the smallest Knights Templar preceptories in England, was founded, before 1164, at Temple Hill, near South Witham, Lincolnshire, and was abandoned in the early 14th century.[1] The site of the former preceptory at Temple Hill, South Witham. It 'has been largely under pasture' since the Knights Templar left in 1308.[2]
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