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As in other place names, "Temple" stems from the Knights Templar. Recorded as Sourebi 1179, from Old Norse, and Templessoureby in 1292.
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Temple Sowerby
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6127). Full definition →