Templars Chapel

Templars Chapel is a ruins in West Witton, Richmondshire District, England. Templars Chapel is situated nearby to the archaeological site Penhill Preceptory, as well as near the building Temple Farmhouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penhill Preceptory and Old Hall.

Penhill Preceptory

Archaeological site

Photo: Tony Mercer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penhill Preceptory was a priory on the northern flanks of Penhill in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England, which functioned from about 1142 to 1308–12.

Old Hall

Building

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Old Hall is a building, which is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Templars Chapel.

Swinithwaite Hall

Residential building

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swinithwaite Hall is a historic building in Swinithwaite, a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England. Swinithwaite Hall is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Templars Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swinithwaite and West Witton.

Swinithwaite

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swinithwaite is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A684 road, 2 miles east of Aysgarth. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire.

West Witton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Located in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales it lies on the A684. West Witton is situated 1½ miles east of Templars Chapel.

Penhill

Locality

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Penhill is a prominent hill, 5.5 miles south west of Leyburn, in the Pennines, North Yorkshire, England. It forms a ridge that commands the southern side of Wensleydale and the northern side of Coverdale. Penhill is situated 1½ miles south of Templars Chapel.

Templars Chapel

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: West Witton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.29459° or 54° 17′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.9467° or 1° 56′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C6W73V3+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 161926949

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

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