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Temple Balsall is a medieval preceptory founded in the twelfth century by the Knights Templar in Warwickshire. The site served as a monastic and military settlement, with the preceptory functioning as an administrative and agricultural centre for the Order until its suppression in the early fourteenth century. The surviving structures and earthworks reflect its original layout and purpose, including evidence of buildings, gardens, and defensive features characteristic of Templar establishments. Following the dissolution of the Knights Templar, the site passed to the Knights Hospitaller and subsequently underwent secular use, with some medieval fabric remaining visible within the later landscape.
Preceptory at Temple Balsall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016919. View the official record →
Temple Balsall is a medieval preceptory founded in the twelfth century by the Knights Templar in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016919.
Preceptory at Temple Balsall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016919.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Swithin's churchyard (1.6 km), Moated site at Eastcote Hall (3.4 km), Tilehouse Green moated site (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Preceptory at Temple Balsall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Preceptory at Temple Balsall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.