Welcome to temple.org.uk. It's this site's aim to inform its visitors on the rich and diverse wildlife, history & archaeology of the village of Temple and its church. To navigate this site please click the relevant links. Each cell contains a separate topic. Happy browsing!
In this section of the website you can find information on the overall geography of the hamlet and information on its dwellings. It also includes information on the land and the project undertaken by its inhabitants to investigate its Templar origins and its history. Click here to find out more.
Temple has a connection with the Knights Templar and there is evidence that there was once an abbey somewhere in or around the hamlet, although no one is certain where it was. To learn more about this interesting mystery, please click here. If anyone has any information, please click here.
Contained within this section of the website are pictures of the village, the surrouding wildlife, the church, the views and the archaelogical features. All the pictures have been taken by local people and honestly depict Temple as a place of outstanding natural beauty. Click here.
Many of the quotes about Temple focus on its isolation desolation, and remoteness; others talk about its wildness and rustic charm... and some even make reference to the church cat! Please click here to read the various things that people have said about this 'restful, refreshing' place.
In this section, discover the vestiges of a time long passed. Among some of the more interesting archaeological finds are the remains of hut circles which lie on what is now common land on the east side of the hamlet. To find out more, click here.
The Church is the focal point of the village, and still today it remains an active centre of worship. There are monthly services and recently a 100 year old book was republished. To find out more about our church, its rich history and its association with the Knights Templars, click here.
Temple is home to a plethora of animal and plant life... among the more interesting being bats, and it is believed, otters. This section of the site is dedicated to the flora and fauna that make Temple their home. To access this section, click here.
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