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Survey of English Place-Names

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Temple Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Aylesby

Etymology

, cf. the temple sands 1625Terrier , Temple sands 1674Terrier , ye Temple Sands 1686Terrier , A close of pasture ground comonly calledthe Temples 1690Terrier , the temples 1698Terrier , Temples 1706, 1724Terrier , 1840TA , commemorating the holdings of the Knights Templar , who held land here in 1185 Templar .