Temple Balsall

Temple Balsall (grid reference SP207760) is a hamlet athin the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the Inglis West Midlands, situatit atween the lairge veelages o Knowle an Balsall Common. It wis umwhile in Warwickshire.

It is ane o the auldest an maist interestin steids in the borough. It is named efter, an dates frae the time o the Knights Templar. They fermed aboot 650 acres (2.6 km2) o the estate in the 12t century, an established a preceptory whaur a number o brithers lived an ran the estate. efter the Order wis suppressed, the estate wis gien tae the Knights Hospitaller o St John. They lost it when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries an Queen Elizabeth I gave the estate tae Robert Dudley.

The 13t century kirk an Old Hall, an 17t century almshooses survive.

Freemit airtins

• Wabsteid o Temple Balsall Archived 2013-05-20 at the Wayback Machine