Temple, Cornwall
Coordinates: 50°31′49″N 4°37′04″W / 50.5302°N 4.6178°W
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 Temple
Temple shown within Cornwall |
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| OS grid reference | SX146733 |
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| Civil parish | Blisland |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BODMIN |
| Postcode district | PL30 |
| Dialling code | 01208 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Cornwall |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Temple (Cornish: Tempel) is a hamlet in the parish of Blisland on Bodmin moor, Cornwall, UK. The hamlet is bypassed by the A30 road.
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[edit] History and antiquities
Temple derives its name from the hospice founded by Knights Templars who built a refuge for pilgrims and travellers, en route to the Holy Land, in the 12th century.[1] On the suppression of the Templars it passed into the hands of the Knights Hospitallers who held it until the religious houses were suppressed by Henry VIII. In 1934, the parish of Temple was incorporated into Blisland parish.
[edit] Church
Temple Church became famous as a place where marriages could be performed without banns or licence (similar to Gretna Green until the early 20th century).[1] These abuses came to an end in 1774 when the church first came under episcopal jurisdiction. By the mid 19th century, it had become a ruin and was rebuilt (by Silvanus Trevail) in 1883.[2]
[edit] Crosses
Langdon (1896) recorded the existence of eight stone crosses in the parish, including two cross slabs, all in the churchyard.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bernardi, Dame Stella. "Temple Church Cornwall". Templar Sites in England. http://www.ancientquest.com/templarsites/engl-sw/cornwall/001-about1.html. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925). [Parochial history, by Charles Henderson; Temple, p. 202]. Truro: Blackford
[edit] External links
Media related to Temple, Cornwall at Wikimedia Commons
- GENUKI entry for Temple
- The History of Temple Church (in PDF format)
- Temple Church (from Church Plans Online)
- About the Church
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