English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Temple Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Duxford

Historical Forms

  • terram (quond') Templar' 1296,1313 CaiCh
  • Templelaundes 1524 MinAcct
  • Duxworth Temple t.Hy8 Colexxxvii
  • Temple Duxford 1631 FF

Etymology

Temple Fm (6″) is terram (quond ') Templar '1296, 1313CaiCh , Templelaundes 1524MinAcct , Duxworth Temple t. Hy 8Cole xxxvii, Temple Duxford 1631FF . The Knights Templar held a manor in Duxford in 1275 (RH).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement