Temple Cowton Preceptory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England. The preceptory was in the village of East Cowton, 5miles north west of Northallerton.[1] Temple Cowton was founded in by the Knights Templar and was regarded as an important location on account of Edward I starting there in 1300, and at its suppression in 1308, various documents relating to all their possessions and estates in England and Scotland, were found at Temple Cowton.[2]
As with other sites owned by the Knights Templar, after the order was suppressed, their estates were given to the Knights Hospitaller.[3]