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 Garth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Farlam

Historical Forms

  • terram Templi c.1245 Laner
  • Templegate (sic) 1292 Ass
  • Templegarth 1485 Ipm

Etymology

This must have been a settlement belonging to the Templars, but no other evidence of their ownership has so far been observed.