{{Short description|Village in Gloucestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use British English|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | region = South West England | official_name = Temple Guiting | static_image_name = Temple Guiting church - geograph.org.uk - 5494.jpg | static_image_width = 280 | static_image_caption = St Mary's Church | shire_county = Gloucestershire | os_grid_reference = | coordinates = {{coord|51|57|N|1|52|W|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | population = 463 | population_ref = (2011 Census) | civil_parish = Temple Guiting | shire_district = Cotswold | constituency_westminster = North Cotswolds<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of North Cotswolds |url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4201/location |website=parliament.uk|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> | postcode_district = GL54 | postcode_area = GL | post_town = Cheltenham }} '''Temple Guiting''' is a village and civil parish in the Cotswolds, in Gloucestershire, England. The civil parish includes the smaller settlements of Barton, Farmcote, Ford and Kineton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 463.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04004276|title=Temple Guiting Parish|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref>
The place was recorded as plain Guiting (in the form ''Getinge'') in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was held by Roger de Lacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/gloucestershire3.html#templeguiting|title=Domesday Book Online|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref> In the middle of the 12th century Roger's son Gilbert de Lacy gave land here to the Knights Templar, who founded the Temple Guiting Preceptory.<ref name=vch>{{cite web|title=House of Knights Templars: The preceptory of Guiting|series=Victoria County History|work=A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2|editor-first=William|editor-last=Page|editor-link=William Page (historian)|year=1907|page=113|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol2/p113|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref> The place then became known as Temple Guiting after the Knights Templar.
St Mary's Church dates back to the 12th century and was restored in 1884. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1089478|desc=Church of St Mary|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref> The church is part of the Benefice of the Seven Churches which also includes Guiting Power, Cutsdean, Farmcote, Lower Slaughter with Eyford, Upper Slaughter, and Naunton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitingevents.co.uk/Benefice.html|title=Seven Churches|website=Guitingevents.co.uk|accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref>
Manor Farmhouse is an early 16th-century house, also a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1089482 |desc=Manor Farmhouse and Dovecote, Temple Guiting |accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref>
Within the parish is Cotswolds Farm Park, privately owned by Adam Henson, a tourist attraction with 50 breeds of farm animals.
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==External links== {{commons category inline|Temple Guiting}} *[https://templeguitingparishcouncil.co.uk Parish Council website] *[https://cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk Cotswolds Farm Park]
Category:Temple Guiting Category:Villages in Gloucestershire Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire Category:Cotswold District