Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishponds

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History & significance

The Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishponds is a scheduled monument comprising the archaeological traces of a medieval religious and industrial complex in Lincolnshire. The site represents a Knights Templar preceptory, a type of administrative and agricultural estate managed by the military religious order during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The physical remains include evidence of a watermill and associated fishponds, which demonstrate the medieval exploitation of water resources for economic purposes typical of monastic and military religious establishments. Following the suppression of the Knights Templar in the early fourteenth century, the site's subsequent history and current condition reflect the common pattern of such properties passing to other institutional ownership or falling into decline.

Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007688. View the official record →

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