Temple Guiting Explained

Country:England
Region:South West England
Official Name:Temple Guiting
Static Image Name:Temple Guiting church - geograph.org.uk - 5494.jpg
Static Image Width:280
Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Coordinates:51.95°N -53°W
Label Position:top
Population:463
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Civil Parish:Temple Guiting
Shire District:Cotswold
Constituency Westminster:The Cotswolds
Postcode District:GL54
Postcode Area:GL
Post Town:Cheltenham

Temple Guiting is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds, in Gloucestershire, England. The civil parish includes the smaller settlements of Barton, Farmcote, Ford and Kineton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 463.

The place was recorded as plain Guiting (in the form Getinge) in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was held by Roger de Lacy.[1] In the middle of the 12th century Roger's son Gilbert de Lacy gave land here to the Knights Templar, who founded the Temple Guiting Preceptory.[2] The place then became known as Temple Guiting after the Knights Templar.

St Mary's Church dates back to the 12th century and was restored in 1884. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is part of the Benefice of the Seven Churches which also includes Guiting Power, Cutsdean, Farmcote, Lower Slaughter with Eyford, Upper Slaughter, and Naunton.[3]

Manor Farmhouse is an early 16th-century house, also a Grade I listed building.

Within the parish is Cotswolds Farm Park, privately owned by Adam Henson, a tourist attraction with 50 breeds of farm animals.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domesday Book Online. 2 September 2020.
  2. Web site: House of Knights Templars: The preceptory of Guiting. Victoria County History. A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2. William. Page. William Page (historian). 1907. 113. 2 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Seven Churches. Guitingevents.co.uk. 2 September 2020.