Temple Church

Temple Church, also known as Holy Cross Church, is a ruined church in , Bristol, England. It is on the site of a previous, round church of the Knights Templar, which they built on land granted to them in the second quarter of the 12th century by Robert of Gloucester.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: church in Bristol, England
  • Also known as: “Holy Church”, “Holy Cross”, and “Temple Church, Bristol”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station and The King’s Head.

Railway station
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in , England. It is located 118 miles 31 chains away from . It is an important transport hub for public transport in the city; there are bus services to many parts of the city and surrounding districts, with a ferry to the city centre. is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Temple Church.

Pub
The King's Head is a Grade II listed pub in , England. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in the mid-17th century, refurbished about 1865, with later 19th and 20th-century additions.

Church
Photo: William Avery, CC BY-SA 2.5.
St Thomas the Martyr is a former Church of England parish church on St Thomas Street in the district of the port city of . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building. is situated 730 feet west of Temple Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone and Redcliffe.

Neighborhood
is an enterprise zone in , England, focused on creative, high-tech and low-carbon industries. Covering an area of 70 hectares, it is based around , which is being redeveloped by Network Rail.

Suburb
Photo: Sic19, CC0.
, also known as Redcliff, is a district of the port city of , lying south-east of . It is bounded by the loop of the to the west, north and east, together with the New Cut of the River Avon to the south.

Suburb
is a street in in England, which has given its name to the principal shopping district of the city. It is part of Bristol Shopping Quarter.

Temple Church

Latitude
51.45212° or 51° 27′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.58658° or 2° 35′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C3VFC27+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1493510686
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1253118
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Temple Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣殿教堂”
  • Chinese: “布里斯托聖殿教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه المعبد”
  • German: “Temple Church”
  • Russian: “Церковь тамплиеров”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква тамплієрів”

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Highlights include Temple Gardens and Shakespeare Inn, Bristol.

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