Aslackby Preceptory (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;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

In the civil parish of Aslackby And Laughton.
In the historic county of Lincolnshire.
Modern Authority of Lincolnshire.
1974 county of Lincolnshire.
Medieval County of Lincolnshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: TF08643033
Latitude 52.85951° Longitude -0.38783°

Aslackby Preceptory has been described as a probable Fortified Ecclesiastical site.

There are no visible remains.

This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*.

Description

The Preceptory of Knights Templars at Aslackby was founded early in the reign of Henry II, for in 1164 the church of Aslackby with its chapel was presented to the Templars by Hubert de Rye. After the order was suppressed in 1308-12 the property passed to Temple Bruer. The round church still stood during C18, and "Temple" farmhouse was built out of the ruins. The embattled square gatehouse tower at the south end, described in 1861 as 'Machicolated parapet, terminating in battlements pierced with crossbowslits', was taken down as dangerous in 1891. The only remains are a few pieces of ornamental stonework built into the modernized C18 farmhouse. There are no standing remains of this preceptory. The ornamental stones in the farmhouse are corbel heads built into the south gable. An examination of all available air photography revealed no evidence of earthworks associated with the preceptory of Knights Templars. (PastScape)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1062758
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 348725.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 33740.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Wikipedia entry
  www.templiers.org
Books
- Osborne, Mike, 2010, Defending Lincolnshire: A Military History from Conquest to Cold War (The History Press) p. 35, 47, 49
  Brighton, Simon, 2006 In Search of the Knights Templars - A Guide to the Sites in Britain (Weindenfeld & Nicholson)
  Brooke, C.J., 2000, Safe Sanctuaries (Edinburgh; John Donald) p. 159
  Knowles, David and Hadcock, R. Neville, 1971, Medieval religious houses in England and Wales (Longman)
  Pevsner, N. and Harris, John, 1964, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (London, Penguin) p. 441
  Lees, B., 1935, Records of the Templars in England in the Twelfth Century (London: British Academy Records of the Social and Economic History of England and Wales 9) p. clxxxvi-viii.
  Page, Wm (ed), 1906, VCH Lincolnshire Vol. 2 p. 211-2 online copy
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 225 online copy
  Marrat, W., 1816, The History of Lincolnshire, Topographical, Historical and Descriptive (Boston) Vol. 3 p. 123-24 online copy
Periodical Articles
- 1861-2, Associated Architectural Societies' reports and papers (Lincoln, York, Northampton, Bedford, Worcester, Leicester and Sheffield ) Vol. 6 p. XV-XVI
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Lees, B., 1935, Records of the Templars in England in the Twelfth Century (London: The British Academy Records of the Social and Economic History of England and Wales 9) p. clxxxvi-viii.

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