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Survey of English Place-Names

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Temple Guiting

Major Settlement in the Parish of Temple Guiting

Historical Forms

  • Getting(e) 1086 DB 1208 FF 1274 RH
  • Gettinges 1086,1138 Glouc
  • Gettinges 1195 P
  • Gettyng 1549 Pat
  • Gutinges 1139–48 Glouc 1236 Fees 1295 Episc
  • Guting(e), Gutyng 12 Glouc 1269 Episc 1354 Ipm
  • Gutyng Templar' 1287 Ass
  • Temple Gutyng 1290 Episc 1304 Pat 1414 FF
  • Guttinges 1185 Templar 1248,1255 FF
  • Guttinges Templar' 1221 Ass 1236 Fees
  • Gutting(e), Guttyng(e) 1287 QW
  • Guttyng(e) Templar' 1221 Ass
  • Guttyng(e)Temple 1292 Episc
  • Templum Guttyng(e) 1434 Monast
  • Guiting(e), Guyting(e), Guytyng(e) 1248 Ass 1253,1330 Ch
  • Guytyng(e) Temple 1327 SR 1653 PR
  • Guytyng(e) templer' Hy6 AddCh
  • Over Guytyng(e) 1484 Rogers
  • Guytyng(e) Superior 1535 VE
  • Gwyt(t)yng, Gwyt(t)ing 1287 Ass 14 ADiv 1549 Pat
  • Templo Gitting 1291 Episc
  • Gyting(e), Gytyng 1316 Pat
  • Ouer Gytyng 1484 FF
  • Temple Gytyng 1535 VE
  • Upper Gytyng 1721 PR

Etymology

v. Guiting Power (12supra ). The village is higher up the valley, hence Ouer -; it belonged to the Knights Templars from the 12th century (cf. 1185 Templar, c. 1230 GlR 144, 1253 Ch, 1274 RH, etc.).