Cressing Temple
Cressing Temple is a medieval site situated between Witham and Braintree in Essex, close to the villages of Cressing and White Notley. It was amongst the very earliest and largest of the possessions of the Knights Templar in England, and is currently open to the public as a visitor attraction.Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient monument situated between Witham and Braintree in Essex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cressing Preceptory” and “Cressing Temple Barns”
- Address: Witham Road, CM77 8PD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Notley railway station and St Francis‘ Church.
White Notley railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Notley railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the village of White Notley, Essex. It is 41 miles 60 chains down the line from London Liverpool Street and it is situated between Witham to the south and Cressing to the north. White Notley railway station is situated 3,800 feet west of Cressing Temple.
St Francis‘ Church
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Francis‘ Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Cressing Temple.
Church of St Ethelreda
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Ethelreda is situated 1 mile west of Cressing Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silver End and Tye Green.
Silver End
Village
Photo: ken brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Silver End is a village and civil parish between Witham and Braintree, in Essex, England. It was conceived in the 1920s as a model village by the industrialist Francis Henry Crittall, whose works at Braintree manufactured metal windows.
Tye Green
Hamlet
Tye Green is a village in the civil parish of Cressing and the Braintree district of Essex, England. In 2018, it had an estimated population of 1,114. Tye Green is situated 2 miles northwest of Cressing Temple.
Perry Green
Locality
Perry Green is a hamlet near the village of Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall, in the Braintree district, in the English county of Essex. For transport there is the A120 road nearby. Perry Green is situated 2 miles north of Cressing Temple.
Cressing Temple
- Categories: Templar Commandery, museum, garden, human settlement, and tourism
- Location: White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.83747° or 51° 50′ 15″ northLongitude
0.61166° or 0° 36′ 42″ eastOpen location code
9F32RJP6+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 132095848OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2985848
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In Other Languages
From French to Latin—“Cressing Temple” goes by many names.
- French: “commanderie de Cressing Temple”
- French: “Commanderie de Cressing Temple”
- Galician: “templo Cressing”
- German: “Cressing Temple”
- Latin: “Domus Templi de Cressinges”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tudor Garden and Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1).
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Barns Tea Room and Cressing Temple parking.
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