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Witham Preceptory
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. The site of the former preceptory at Temple Hill, South Witham. It 'has been largely under pasture' since the Knights Templar left in 1308. Founding and establishment Margaret Percy and Hubert de Rie were "great benefactors, if not founders" of the preceptory, which began as "a simple hall with outbuildings" before 1164. Development in the early 13th century led to a "regularly laid-out farmstead complex" comprising "two halls, a chapel, kitchens and agricultural and industrial buildings". The site, which has the River Witham at the base of the hill, and the river's source, half a mile distant, also included a water-mill, fishponds and "other water-control features". Chapel The rectangular chapel, constructed between 1200 and 1220, was unusual for a Knights Templar preceptory, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the east, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland to the south, and Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire to the west. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and a population of 1,095,010. After Lincoln (104,565), the largest towns are Grimsby (85,911) and Scunthorpe (81,286). For Local government in England, local government purposes Lincolnshire comprises a non-metropolitan county with seven districts, and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The last two areas are part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region, and the rest of the county is in the East Midlands. The non-metropolitan county council and two unitary councils collabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is Preston, Lancashire, Preston, and the county town is the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster. The county has an area of and a population of 1,490,300. Preston is located near the centre of the county, which is urbanised and includes the towns of Blackburn and Burnley; the seaside resort of Blackpool lies to the west, and Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster is in the north. For Local government in England, local government purposes the county comprises a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and two Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas: Blackburn with Darwen and Borough of Blackpool, Blackpool. Lancashire County Council and the two unitary councils collaborate through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byards Leap
Byard's Leap is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately west from Cranwell. The hamlet is associated with various legends. Byard's Leap is associated with the activities of the Knights Templar, who perhaps held tournaments and jousts on the site. It lay at the southern end of their Temple Bruer military training ground. History Bayard Leap was formerly an extra-parochial tract. In 1858 Byards Leap became a separate civil parish, then on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Cranwell to form Cranwell and Byards Leap. In 1921 the parish had a population of 21. Legend The story, re-told by Ethel Rudkin, states there was a witch called Old Meg, an evil crone who plagued the local villagers from her cave or hut in a spinney near the turning to Sleaford on Ermine Street, here called High Dike. She was a bane of the countryside and caused the crop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willoughton Preceptory
Willoughton Preceptory was a holding of the Knights Templar in Lincolnshire, England. The preceptory stood at the farm, still called Temple Garth. Willoughton, founded during the reign of Stephen, was the richest of the English houses of the Templars. After the suppression of the order in 1312, the house passed to the Hospitallers in 1338. It was dissolved in 1540, the lands passing to King's College, Cambridge. See also Other Lincolnshire Templar preceptories *Aslackby Preceptory, Kesteven () *Eagle, Kesteven () * Temple Bruer Preceptory *Witham Preceptory, Kesteven () Lincolnshire Templar ''camerae'' and granges * Bottesford, Lindsey . Cell of Willougton() *Temple Belwood, Belton, North Lincolnshire *Grantham Angel and Royal *Gainsborough, Lincolnshire *Great Limber, Lindsey () *Horkstow Horkstow is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, south-west from Barton-upon-Humber, south from South Ferriby and north from Brigg. It lies on the B1204 road, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horkstow
Horkstow is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, south-west from Barton-upon-Humber, south from South Ferriby and north from Brigg. It lies on the B1204 road, B1204, and east from the navigable River Ancholme.''Kelly's Trade Directory 1900'' northlincs.com; retrieved 20 June 2011 It is one of the five "Low Villages" – Worlaby, Bonby, Saxby All Saints, Horkstow and South Ferriby – between Brigg and the Humber estuary, so-called because of their position below the northern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Horkstow was previously part of Glanford administrative district, and before that, the North Lindsey division of Lindsey (government district), Lindsey, Lincolnshire. History A 4th-century Roman mosaic, part of the Horkstow Roman villa, was first d ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Limber
Great Limber is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 271. It is on the A18 road (England), A18, west from Grimsby and 8 miles east from Brigg. In 1885 ''Kelly's Directory'' noted a Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain), Wesleyan chapel, built in 1841. The parish of , including of woodland, was farmed on four and five Crop rotation, field systems, and produced chiefly wheat, barley and turnips. Its population in 1881 was 489.''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, pp. 516, 517 Great Limber Listed building#Categories of listed building, Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter. It is built in Norman architecture, Norman and English Gothic architecture#Decorated Gothic, Decorated styles, consisting of chancel, nave, and Aisle#Architecture, aisles, with attached Proprietary chapel, chapels and south Porch#Britain, porch, and a low Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle, Lincolnshire
Eagle is a village in the civil parish of Eagle and Swinethorpe, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-west from Lincoln and east from North Scarle. The population of the civil parish of Eagle and Swinethorpe taken at the 2011 census was 793. All Saints Anglican church dates from the 13th century and is Grade II listed. It was rebuilt in the 18th century and again in 1904.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 120; Methuen & Co. Ltd The village has a primary school, post office, village hall, park, nursing home, playing field, and public house. Toponymy Scholars believe that the name means "Oak-tree wood or clearing.", from Old English ''āc'', an oak-tree and Old English ''lēah'', a forest, wood, glade or clearing, and in consequence, there is no connection to the large bird of prey, the eagle. History Eagle appears in ''Domesday Book'': the landowners were: Roger of Poitou (property formerly by Arnketill Barn), Durand Malet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey (government District)
The Parts of Lindsey are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it. The district's name originated from the Kingdom of Lindsey of Anglo-Saxon times, whose territories were merged with that of Stamford to form Lincolnshire. As with the other historic divisions of Lincolnshire, Lindsey is no longer a local government unit, although its name survives in that of two districts of the county council area Lincolnshire (East and West Lindsey), and it is still recognised as a geographical area. Local government When the English shires were established, Lindsey became part of Lincolnshire. It, and each of Kesteven and Holland, acquired the formal designation of Parts of Lincolnshire. Thus it became the Parts of Lindsey. Lindsey was itself divided into three ridings: the North, West and South Ridings, which in turn were divided into w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottesford Preceptory
Bottesford Preceptory was sited at Bottesford, North Lincolnshire, Bottesford, just to the south of Scunthorpe, in Lindsey (government district), Lindsey, England. It was on low-lying land, near the Bottesford Beck, about 3 miles (5 km) to the west of the escarpment of the Lincoln Cliff limestone upland, and about the same distance to the east of the River Trent. A preceptory was a community of the Knights Templar who lived on one of that order's estates in the charge of its preceptor. A preceptory also referred to the estate and its buildings. The present Bottesford Manor is believed to have been the gatehouse to the preceptory. Templars Bath, a spring in the field behind Bottesford Manor, is now hardly discernible, being simply a gathering of stones. The bath has been attributed to the Romans but others believe it was a dipping bath or well used by the Templar workers. It was once used as a "magic" health-giving spring. Travellers would drink its waters and leave cloth off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesteven
The Parts of Kesteven ( or ) are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England. This division had long had a separate county administration (quarter sessions), along with the two other Parts of Lincolnshire, Lindsey and Holland. Etymology The name ''Kesteven'' is first attested in the late tenth century Latin translation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Æthelweard, in the form (agreed by scholars to be a scribal error for ). The name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chetsteven'' and from 1185 as ., s.v. ''Kesteven''. The first part of the name comes from the Common Brittonic word ' ("woodland"), still found in Modern Welsh as '. The second element is the Old Norse word ("meeting place"). The name, therefore, means "meeting place at Coed, i.e. the wood". Administrative areas Wapentakes and Sokes Historically, Lincolnshire was divided into wapentakes, hundreds and sokes. The following made up Kesteven: * Aswardburn Wapentake * Aveland Wapentake * Beltisloe W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aslackby Preceptory
Aslackby Preceptory in Lincolnshire lay to the south-east of Aslackby Church. Until about 1891 a tower, possibly of the preceptory church, together with a vaulted undercroft, survived as part the Temple farmhouse. Temple farmhouse was subsequently rebuilt and a 15th-century window and a stone pinnacle remain in the garden. History of the preceptory The preceptory was, according to William Dugdale, founded either in or before 1164. This is recorded in Dugdale’s ''Monasticon Anglicanum'', which states that Hubert de Rye presented the Templars with church of Aslackby with its chapel "in the year when Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury departed from the King at Northampton" – i.e., 1164. After the order was suppressed in the first decade of the 14th century, the property passed to Temple Bruer. The Templars The word ''preceptory'' is used for the community of the Knights Templar which lived on one of the order's estates in the charge of its preceptor. From that its meaning was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preceptor
A preceptor (from Latin, "''praecepto''") is a teacher responsible for upholding a ''precept'', meaning a certain law or tradition. Buddhist monastic orders Senior Buddhist monks can become the preceptors for newly ordained monks. In the Buddhist monastic code of discipline, the Buddha instructed that one of the criteria to conduct the "Higher Ordination" Ceremony (Upasampadā) is that the candidate will need to have a preceptor to provide guidance on monastic discipline, consisting of 227 precepts. During the ordination, the candidate will request one of the senior monks to be his preceptor. When the senior monk agreed to do so, he will be the preceptor of the candidate and guide him as long as he remains a bhikkhu in the Buddha's Dispensation (Buddha Sāsana). Christian military orders A preceptor was historically in charge of a preceptory, the headquarters of an order of monastic knights, such as the Knights Hospitaller or the Knights Templar, within a given geographical a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
