Rothley Temple
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Rothley Temple is a chapel
in Rothley, Leicestershire
associated with the Knights Templar
.
Records show that the Templars
were already in Rothley
when King John
gave them five librates of land in 1203. Further donations were acquired between 1218 and 1219, though it would seem that a preceptory was not established by the Order at Rothley until around 1231. Minor donations were given by the Rothley Templars to directly support the Orders fighting forces at Acre
in the Holy Land.
Preceptors are listed as Stephen of Todmershe, John Feversham, Walter of Ewenightewith, William of Wald, Alexander Blundus and William of Colewell. Rothley Preceptory Temple Rothley, and its Chapel are now part of the Rothley Court Hotel
. A number of stone artefacts and partial grave slabs have been discovered over the years around the chapel where they can be seen today.
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
in Rothley, Leicestershire
Rothley, Leicestershire
Rothley is a village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. Situated around west of the River Soar and north of the city of Leicester, it has a population of 3,612 inhabitants....
associated with the Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
.
Records show that the Templars
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
were already in Rothley
Rothley, Leicestershire
Rothley is a village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. Situated around west of the River Soar and north of the city of Leicester, it has a population of 3,612 inhabitants....
when King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
gave them five librates of land in 1203. Further donations were acquired between 1218 and 1219, though it would seem that a preceptory was not established by the Order at Rothley until around 1231. Minor donations were given by the Rothley Templars to directly support the Orders fighting forces at Acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
in the Holy Land.
Preceptors are listed as Stephen of Todmershe, John Feversham, Walter of Ewenightewith, William of Wald, Alexander Blundus and William of Colewell. Rothley Preceptory Temple Rothley, and its Chapel are now part of the Rothley Court Hotel
Rothley Court
Rothley Court is a country house in Leicestershire, England. It was originally mentioned in the Domesday Book, and later associated with the Knights Templar. It was Grade I listed in 1951.-References:*, Charnwood Borough Council-External links:*...
. A number of stone artefacts and partial grave slabs have been discovered over the years around the chapel where they can be seen today.
External links
- www.british-history.ac.uk (accessed 14 August 2005)