Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6127).
Origin
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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APA
Temple Sowerby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temple%20Sowerby
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“Temple Sowerby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temple%20Sowerby. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Temple Sowerby,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temple%20Sowerby.
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