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The '''Faxfleet Preceptory''' is a former community of the [[Knights Templar]] located in what is now the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It stood on lands which are now part of Thorpe Grange Farm and are largely buried under a field to the west of the farm known today as Temple Garth. The location is west of [[Kingston upon Hull]], approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of [[Youlthorpe]] and 25 miles (40 km) south-west of [[Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire|Beswick]].
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The '''Faxfleet Preceptory''' is a former community of the [[Knights Templar]] located in what is now the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It stood on lands which are now part of Thorpe Grange Farm and are largely buried under a field to the west of the farm known today as Temple Garth.<ref name="Jollys">{{cite web|url=http://www.amounderness.com/site/geoffrey.htm|title=Geoffrey Jolif, Knight Templar: an Anglo-Norman forbear?|work=The Jollys of Mythop|access-date=9 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929022738/http://www.amounderness.com/site/geoffrey.htm|archivedate=29 September 2011}}</ref> The location is west of [[Kingston upon Hull]], approximately 20 miles (32&nbsp;km) south of [[Youlthorpe]] and 25 miles (40&nbsp;km) south-west of [[Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire|Beswick]].<ref name="Jollys" />


==History==
==History==


Faxfleet was one of [[Yorkshire|Yorkshire's]] greatest preceptories, originally built upon land provided in 1185 by the [[Crusade]]r knight, [[Roger de Mowbray]], Lord of [[Northumberland]]. De Mowbray had been ransomed by the Templars from the [[Turkic peoples|Turk]]s who were holding him prisoner. In that year it is recorded that Odo, Serlo, Gille, Stephen, Harvat and Ucca were Templars tenants, each farming {{convert|2|acre|m2}} of land under the [[strip farming system]]. <!--trivial--Gille paid an annual rental of two shillings per annum with the provision that he also supplied a cockerel and ten eggs.--> In 1290 [[Geoffrey Jolif]] was preceptor, or commander, of the Knights Templar at Faxfleet (until 1301) and Robert de Halton was master of the bailiwick of the Temple in the same county.
Faxfleet was one of [[Yorkshire|Yorkshire's]] greatest preceptories, originally built upon land provided in 1185 by the [[Crusade]]r knight, [[Roger de Mowbray (Lord of Montbray)|Roger de Mowbray]], Lord of [[Northumberland]]. De Mowbray had been ransomed by the Templars from the [[Turkic peoples|Turk]]s who were holding him prisoner. In that year it is recorded that Odo, Serlo, Gille, Stephen, Harvat and Ucca were Templars tenants, each farming {{convert|2|acre|m2}} of land under the [[strip farming]] system. <!--trivial--Gille paid an annual rental of two shillings per annum with the provision that he also supplied a cockerel and ten eggs.--> In 1290 [[Geoffrey Jolif]] was preceptor, or commander, of the Knights Templar at Faxfleet (until 1301)<ref>{{cite book|title=A History of the County of York - Houses of Knights Templar|editor-first=William |editor-last=Page|year=1974|volume=3|pages=256&ndash;260|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36281#s5|accessdate=9 August 2009}}</ref> and Robert de Halton was master of the bailiwick of the Temple in the same county.


In 1308, several persons, although not Jolif, were arrested at Faxfleet, were sent to York, and were eventually sentenced to do penitence in the [[Cistercian Order]].
In 1308, several persons, although not Jolif, were arrested at Faxfleet, were sent to York, and were eventually sentenced to do penitence in the [[Cistercian Order]].


The preceptory was closed in 1308 and was valued at that time at over £300, the equivalent of over [[pound sterling|£]]100 000 today.
The preceptory was closed in 1308 and was valued at that time at over [[pound sterling|£]]290<ref name="Jollys"/> ({{Inflation|UK|290|1308|r=-4|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}


==References==
[[Category:Knights Templar]]
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[[Category:History of Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]


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Latest revision as of 23:44, 15 November 2023

53°45′03″N 0°41′08″W / 53.7509°N 0.6856°W / 53.7509; -0.6856 The Faxfleet Preceptory is a former community of the Knights Templar located in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stood on lands which are now part of Thorpe Grange Farm and are largely buried under a field to the west of the farm known today as Temple Garth.[1] The location is west of Kingston upon Hull, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Youlthorpe and 25 miles (40 km) south-west of Beswick.[1]

History

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Faxfleet was one of Yorkshire's greatest preceptories, originally built upon land provided in 1185 by the Crusader knight, Roger de Mowbray, Lord of Northumberland. De Mowbray had been ransomed by the Templars from the Turks who were holding him prisoner. In that year it is recorded that Odo, Serlo, Gille, Stephen, Harvat and Ucca were Templars tenants, each farming 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land under the strip farming system. In 1290 Geoffrey Jolif was preceptor, or commander, of the Knights Templar at Faxfleet (until 1301)[2] and Robert de Halton was master of the bailiwick of the Temple in the same county.

In 1308, several persons, although not Jolif, were arrested at Faxfleet, were sent to York, and were eventually sentenced to do penitence in the Cistercian Order.

The preceptory was closed in 1308 and was valued at that time at over £290[1] (equivalent to £300,000 in 2023).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geoffrey Jolif, Knight Templar: an Anglo-Norman forbear?". The Jollys of Mythop. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. ^ Page, William, ed. (1974). A History of the County of York - Houses of Knights Templar. Vol. 3. pp. 256–260. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.