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Aslackby Preceptory
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Temple Farm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).
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 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.
This site has been described as a;
Fortified Ecclesiastical site.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.
This site is a
Grade 2 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 194230)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TF08643033
PastScape number;
348725
Books
- Brooke, C.J., 2000, Safe Sanctuaries (Edinburgh; John Donald) p159
Knowles, David and Hadcock, R. Neville, 1971, Medieval religious houses in England and Wales (Longman)
Pevsner, N. and Harris, John, 1964, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (London, Penguin) p441
Lees, B., 1935, The British Academy Records of the Social and Economic History of England and Wales. Vol9 Records of the Templars in England in the Twelfth Century (London) pclxxxvi-viii.
Page, Wm (ed), 1906, VCH Lincolnshire Vol2 p211-2
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p225
Journal Articles
- 1861-2, Associated Architectural Societies' reports and papers [Lincoln, York, Northampton, Bedford, Worcester, Leicester and Sheffield ] Vol6 pXV-XVI
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