Etton Temple Garth (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Temple Manor

In the civil parish of Etton.
In the historic county of Yorkshire.
Modern Authority of East Riding of Yorkshire.
1974 county of Humberside.
Medieval County of Yorkshire East Riding.

OS Map Grid Reference: SE974436
Latitude 53.87946° Longitude -0.51984°

Etton Temple Garth has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

earthworks of a medieval monastic grange situated on gently rising land on the north side of the village of Etton. The grange survives as a series of low earthworks and buried deposits spread across a rectangular enclosure around 150m north to south and 85m east to west, all enclosed by a substantial bank which stands up to nearly 2m high and 5m wide. Partial excavation during the 1960's revealed cobbled roadways, granaries, a central hall and a brewhouse dating to the mid 13th century when the grange belonged to the Knights Templars. The Knights Templars held considerable property in Etton belonging to their Preceptory at Faxfleet. Documentary sources indicate that the grange, which included a chapel, later became a manor. The site was abandoned as a result of the dissolution of the Order of the Knights Templars in 1314 but then subsequently passed into the hands of the Knights Hospitallers as a manor, holding it until the dissolution of their Order in 1541. The excavations showed that during this second period, further buildings, including new roadways, granaries, brewhouse and hall were constructed. (Scheduling Report)

The eastern side of the earthwork survives as a strong earthen bank parallel to the existing field boundary. There are, however, only traces of the remainder, and the whole is not representative. The original enclosed area is part rough pasture and part arable, the former is 'hummocky' but no evidence of the manor is apparent. (PastScape ref. Field Investigators Comments F1 RE 06-NOV-72)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Scheduled Monument Number 1005201, Legacy Scheduled Monument Number er189
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 64302.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 753.

Books
- Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 1 Northern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
  Neave, Susan, 1991, Medieval Parks of East Yorkshire (Univeristy of Hull) p. 31, 35
  Allison, K.J. (ed), 1979, VCH Yorkshire: East Riding Vol. 4 p. 108
  Loughlin, Neil and Miller, Keith, 1979, A survey of archaeological sites in Humberside carried out for the Humberside Joint Archaeological Committee p. 28-9
  Knowles, David and Hadcock, R Neville, 1971, Medieval religious houses in England and Wales (Longman) p. 307
Periodical Articles
- 1973, Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Vol. 45 p. 145
  Hurst, D Gillian, 1968, 'Medieval Britain in 1967: II Post-Conquest' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 12 p. 170-1 download copy
  Hurst, D Gillian, 1966, 'Medieval Britain in 1965: II Post-conquest' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 10 p. 204-5 download copy

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